Biology:Northern white-faced darter
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Leucorrhinia |
| Species: | L. rubicunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucorrhinia rubicunda | |
The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe[1] as far east as the Altai Mountains. It is predominantly northern in its distribution, being one of the few dragonflies common north of the Arctic Circle. Its most southerly location is Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. [2]
Habitat
The Northern white-faced darter is commonly found in its natural habitat, around peatlands and bogs. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fauna Europaea". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d1e8a6fe-4c3e-456f-8e3e-a77db1183190.
- ↑ Kalkman Vincent J, Boudot Jean-Pierre. (2015). Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies. KNNV Publishing. ISBN 978-9050114806.
- ↑ "Leucorrhinia rubicunda". https://dragonfly.guide/species/Leucorrhinia%20rubicunda.
Wikidata ☰ Q1456597 entry
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