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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitefaces (Leucorrhinia) » Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis)
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Dragonfly - Genus Leucorrhinia? - Leucorrhinia glacialis - male
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Dragonfly - Genus Leucorrhinia? - Leucorrhinia glacialis - Male
Hiawatha NF, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
May 28, 2007
Black spruce/tamarack bog habitat
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 30 May, 2007 - 9:42pm
Last updated 18 August, 2007 - 12:55pm

Moved
Moved from Whitefaces.
… Tom Bentley, 18 August, 2007 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

I think Crimson-ringed
I would agree with the assessment of Crimson-ringed Whiteface (L. glacialis). On the left forewing, I think I can just make out a double row of cells present in the radial planate, which would separate this bug from Belted Whiteface (L. proxima).
… Nick Block, 18 August, 2007 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

We'll move this to the genus page
We just can't tell the difference. This looks the same as
Tom's , Dennis's , and your

But it also looks the same to us as Tom's L. proxima:
and

while Dennis's proxima looks very different - but who's gonna argue with Dunkle?

Maybe June will sign in and check the wing venation on all these.

And no one has even mentioned Leucorrhinia patricia!

But I suppose that if the dragonflies themselves don't even know what genus they're in, why should we be surprised that we're confused?
See Tony's !!
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2007 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Looks like another Leucorrhin
Looks like another Leucorrhinia glacialis. Anyone agree?
… Tom Bentley, 4 June, 2007 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

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