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Northern white-faced darter

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The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe[1] as far east as the Altai Mountains. It is predominantly northern in its distribution, being one of the few dragonflies common north of the Arctic Circle. Its most southerly location is Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. [2]

Habitat

The Northern white-faced darter is commonly found, it it's natural habitat, around peatlands and bogs [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ Kalkman Vincent J, Boudot Jean-Pierre. (2015). Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies. KNNV Publishing. ISBN 978-9050114806.
  3. ^ "Leucorrhinia rubicunda". dragonfly.guide. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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Northern white-faced darter: Brief Summary

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The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe as far east as the Altai Mountains. It is predominantly northern in its distribution, being one of the few dragonflies common north of the Arctic Circle. Its most southerly location is Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

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