Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890
Crimson-ringed Whiteface: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/727
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Status

Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis) is a northern species near the southern limit of its distribution in Maryland. This species breeds in lakes or ponds, especially boggy ones (Paulson, 2011). This skimmer is restricted to high elevations in Garrett Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked as S1 (highly state rare).

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

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

The IUCN conservation status of Leucorrhinia glacialis 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]

Crimson-ringed whiteface, Leucorrhinia glacialis

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Leucorrhinia glacialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164993A65824672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164993A65824672.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Leucorrhinia glacialis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Leucorrhinia glacialis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  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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