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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitefaces (Leucorrhinia)

Genus Leucorrhinia - Whitefaces

Classification · Numbers · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Dragonfly - Leucorrhinia intacta Leucorrhinia were all around, too - Leucorrhinia hudsonica - male Dot-tailed Whiteface? - Leucorrhinia Leucorrhinia proxima ? - Leucorrhinia proxima Frosted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia frigida - male Crimson-ringed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia glacialis - male Hudsonian Whiteface dragonfly - Leucorrhinia hudsonica Belted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia proxima - male
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)
Numbers
Neartica lists 7 North American species.
Food
Like all dragonflies, Leucorrhinia are predaceous.
Print References
"Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies" (1)
Internet References
Winds of Kansas - has scans of Leucorrhinia species
Insects of Cedar Creek - has photos and information on several species.
Works Cited
1.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 28 July, 2004 - 9:13pm
Last updated 11 December, 2004 - 3:19pm

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