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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitefaces (Leucorrhinia) » Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
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Dot-tailed Whiteface (teneral) - Leucorrhinia intacta - female
Copyright © 2011 Roger Rittmaster

Dot-tailed Whiteface (teneral) - Leucorrhinia intacta - Female
Camden, Knox County, Maine, USA
June 8, 2011
Size: 1-1.25 inches
The white face and front(top)of the thorax look like a Frosted Whiteface, but there seems to be too much yellow on the abdomen. However, I couldn't find a better match.
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Contributed by Roger Rittmaster on 11 June, 2011 - 5:05am
Last updated 1 August, 2011 - 2:05pm

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… Jason Forbes, 1 August, 2011 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

Teneral female
IT looks like a Dot-tailed Whiteface (L. intacta). The pale carina (the line in the middle of the front of the thorax) is a good marker for this species, though I've seen juvenile Frosted's with it as well. The squarish dot on Segment 8 is another good marker as well as the long dorsal markings on the abdomen that just about cover the entire segment.
… DeeDee, 22 June, 2011 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
That makes sense. I've seen several mature Dot-tailed Whitefaces in the same area.
… Roger Rittmaster, 22 June, 2011 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

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