Species Leucorrhinia hudsonica - Hudsonian Whiteface

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Hudsonian whiteface - Leucorrhinia hudsonica - male

Hudsonian or Dot-tailed Whiteface? - Leucorrhinia intacta - male

Hudsonian Whiteface - Leucorrhinia hudsonica - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Leucorrhinia (Whitefaces)

Species hudsonica (Hudsonian Whiteface)

Size

28-32 mm

Identification

Older males:

Younger males:

Females:

Note that females and immature males are similar to mature males, but instead of pale red they have yellow.

Range

Alaska and Yukon and Hudson Bay area, east and south into the Appalachians and as far south as West Virginia.

Habitat

Most commonly found in bogs.

Food

Small invertebrates caught on the wing.

Print References

Cannings, Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon, 2002, pages 83-85(1).

Internet References

American Insects: Hudsonian Whiteface

Montana Field Guide: Leucorhinia hudsonica

Works Cited

1.	Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon Robert A. Cannings. 2002. Royal British Columbia Museum.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 February, 2005 - 10:34am
Additional contributions by Stephen_WV
Last updated 22 July, 2011 - 11:20am

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