Large white-faced darter

Large white-faced darter
both males
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Leucorrhinia
Species:
L. pectoralis
Binomial name
Leucorrhinia pectoralis

The large white-faced darter or yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis) is a small dragonfly belonging to the genus Leucorrhinia in the family Libellulidae.

This species is 32–39 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in) long and is the largest member of its genus in Europe. It is easily identified by the large yellow seventh segment of its abdomen.

It inhabits marshy borders and prefers less acidic waters than its close relative the white-faced darter, (Leucorrhinia dubia). It occurs from western Siberia to parts of France. From England, there was only one record in Kent in June 1859 until two sightings in May 2012 in Suffolk.

References

  1. ↑ "Libellennet: gevlekte witsnuitlibel (Leucorrhinia pectoralis)" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 978-0953139941.
  3. ↑ "Yellow-Spotted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis)". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 18 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 Parr, Andrew J (April 2013). "The Large White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charp.) across Britain during 2012". Journal of the British Dragonfly Society. 29.