Leucorrhinia borealis, the boreal whiteface, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

Leucorrhinia borealis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Leucorrhinia
Species:
L. borealis
Binomial name
Leucorrhinia borealis
Hagen, 1890

The IUCN conservation status of Leucorrhinia borealis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Leucorrhinia borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51274672A65836524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51274672A65836524.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Leucorrhinia borealis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Leucorrhinia borealis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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