Large white-faced darter
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| Large white-faced darter | |
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| File:LeucorrhiniaPectoralisFront.jpg | |
| Male L. pectoralis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Leucorrhinia |
| Species: | L. pectoralis
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| 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[1] and is the largest member of its genus in Europe.[2] It is easily identified by the large yellow seventh segment of its abdomen.[3]
It inhabits marshy borders and prefers less acidic waters than its close relative the white-faced darter, (Leucorrhinia dubia).[2] It occurs from western Siberia to parts of France.[4] From England, there was only one record in Kent in June 1859 until two sightings in May 2012 in Suffolk.[4]
References
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External links
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