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Male Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia), Finland One of the most common dragonflies in Finland. This one is male.                    Finland,Geotagged,Juuka,Leucorrhinia,Leucorrhinia dubia,Libellulidae,Odonata,Pohjois-Karjala,Scandinavia,Small whiteface,Spring,White-faced Darter,closeup,dragonfly,insect,male,summer,whiteface Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

    comments (4)

  1. Beautiful! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thank you once again RMFelix! Posted 9 years ago
  2. never seen this beauty. you must have a dragonfly heaven! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks for the nice comment Annette. Don't know about heaven. Certainly there are a lot of dragonflies here but no more than 62 species have been recorded in Finland and a couple of them only once so far. Posted 9 years ago

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The White-faced Darter or Small Whiteface is a small dragonfly belonging to the genus ''Leucorrhinia'' in the family Libellulidae. Its flight period lasts from May to August. It is found in peat bogs from northern Europe eastwards to Siberia. In southern Europe there are populations in some mountainous areas such as the Alps and Pyrenees. In Great Britain it is rare and local with the largest population in the Scottish Highlands.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Ari Parviainen
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By Ari Parviainen

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2016. Captured Jun 19, 2013 08:37 in Panjantie 852, 83900 Juuka, Finland.
  • Canon DIGITAL IXUS 95 IS
  • f/2.8
  • 1/159s
  • ISO100
  • 6.2mm