Leucorrhinia caudalis
Leucorrhinia caudalis, the lilypad whiteface, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Lilypad whiteface | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Leucorrhinia |
| Species: | L. caudalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840) | |
References
- Sahlén, G. 2006. Leucorrhinia caudalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
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