Common Name: Boreal Whiteface Latin Name:
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 (R. Bercha, det.)
Length: 37 - 39 mm
Range: Throughout Alberta
Habitat:
Fens, ponds and sedge marshes
Time of year seen: Late
May to August (Additional Sightings)
Diet: Insects
Other: At ~39mm the Boreal Whiteface is the largest of
Alberta's whitefaces. As with all Whitefaces it has a triangular
black mark at the base of each hind wing and black legs. The top of
abdominal segments S2 to S7 in females and S2 to S8 in males have continuous
yellow or red marks. The chin is colored black. Immature
specimens have yellow markings which turn red upon maturity in both females
and males. This dragonfly is found near prairie ponds, sedge marshes and
fens. (Canning, 2002, and Dunkle, 2000) |