Leucorrhinia


Leucorrhinia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called whitefaces because of their distinctive pale frons.

Species

Listed alphabetically.
MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Leucorrhinia albifrons dark whitefaceAustria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890boreal whitefaceNorth America
Leucorrhinia caudalis lilypad whitefaceAustria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
Leucorrhinia circassica Bartenev, 1929North-Western Caucasus
Leucorrhinia dubia white-faced darter, small whitefacenorthern Europe eastwards to Siberia
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890frosted whitefaceUnited States and southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890crimson-ringed whitefaceNorth America
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Hudsonian whitefacenorthern West Virginia
Leucorrhinia intacta dot-tailed whitefaceUnited States, Canada:
Leucorrhinia intermedia Bartenev, 1912Japan
Leucorrhinia orientalis Selys, 1887Russia
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940Canada whitefaceNorth America
Leucorrhinia pectoralis large white-faced darter, yellow-spotted whitefacewestern Siberia to parts of France.
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890red-waisted whiteface, belted whiteface
Leucorrhinia rubicunda ruby whitefaceNorthern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.