Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Dark Whiteface
Common Names in French:
Leucorrhine ? Front Blanc
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,911 meters (0 to 9,551 feet).[1]
Ecology:
Many kinds of mostly shallow waters with floating vegetation, not
in too nutrient-rich waters.[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.3 Wetlands (inland) - Shrub Dominated Wetlands
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 5.6 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Libellulidae
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Subfamily:
Leucorrhiniinae
()
- Genus:
Leucorrhinia
()
- Brittinger, 1850
- Specific name:
albifrons
- (Burmeister, 1839)
- Scientific name: - Leucorrhinia albifrons (Burmeister, 1839)
- Specific name:
albifrons
- (Burmeister, 1839)
- Genus:
Leucorrhinia
(
- Subfamily:
Leucorrhiniinae
(
- Family:
Libellulidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Leucorrhinia aurata Prueffer • Leucorrhinia obensis Belyshev • Leucorrhinia polimaculata Belyshev • Libellula fallax Eversmann • Libellula hellmanni Eversmann • Libellula leucorhinus Charpentier
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Leucorrhinia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. albifrons (Dark Whiteface) · L. borealis (Boreal Whiteface) · L. caudalis (Lilypad Whiteface) · L. dubia (Small Whiteface) · L. frigida (Frosted Whiteface) · L. glacialis (Crimson-Ringed Whiteface) · L. hudsonica (Hudsonian Whiteface) · L. intacta (Dot-Tailed Whiteface) · L. patricia (Canada Whiteface) · L. proxima (Belted Whiteface)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. 47 1920 Helsinki: Societas, 1875-1980. url p. 6.
- Checklists for the CORINE Biotopes Programme and its application in the PHARE countries of Central and East Europe: including comparisons with relevant conventions and agreements on the conservation of European species and habitats EC url p. 107.
- Insects and other invertebrates as candidates for the Bern Convention IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url , p. 3, p. 75.
- Invertebrates in need of special protection in Europe Council of Europe url p. 161, p. 36, p. 37, p. 5.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Odonata Specialist Group 1996. Leucorrhinia albifrons. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Sahlén, G. 2006. Leucorrhinia albifrons. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Sahlén, G. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Sahln, G. 2006. Leucorrhinia albifrons. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: National System of Proetcted Areas
- NLBIF: Limnodata
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5498062
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-5551
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14100355
- IUCN ID: 219354
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5232
Footnotes
- Mean = 28.760 meters (94.357 feet), Standard Deviation = 45.700 based on 129,623 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Sahlén, G. 2006. Leucorrhinia albifrons. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
