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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitefaces (Leucorrhinia)
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Mostly Black Dragonfly - Leucorrhinia
Copyright © 2008 Geoff Ball

Mostly Black Dragonfly - Leucorrhinia
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
July 16, 2007
This was the only image I was able to capture, if this is non-useful please frass
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Contributed by Geoff Ball on 24 August, 2008 - 2:07am
Last updated 20 November, 2008 - 2:08pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 20 November, 2008 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

Leucorhinnia sp.
This is a species of Leucorrhinia Geoff ... AKA Whiteface. Based on my guides, I might suggest Crimson-ringed Whiteface (L. glacialis). This is a male.
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 24 August, 2008 - 3:20am login or register to post comments

 
Probably
Probably glacialis, but I'm not sure a younger proxima can be eliminated 100% without a view of the wing venation.
… Nick Block, 20 November, 2008 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
I agree

Larry
… Larry de March, 24 August, 2008 - 7:00am login or register to post comments

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