Leucorrhinia frigida, the frosted whiteface, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in northeastern United States and southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.[1]
Frosted whiteface | |
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female, Madawaska River, Ontario | |
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male, Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ontario | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Leucorrhinia |
Species: | L. frigida
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Binomial name | |
Leucorrhinia frigida (Hagen, 1890)
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References
edit- ^ Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:229.
- Leucorrhinia frigida, Discover Life
External links
edit- Frosted whiteface, PBase
- Leucorrhinia frigida, Encyclopedia of Life