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INSECTS

Frosted Whiteface

Leucorrhinia frigida

Insects
Native
Frosted Whiteface, photo 1 of 5
Frosted Whiteface, Male
Frosted Whiteface, Female
30 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 30 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 210 observations of Frosted Whiteface in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Mauricie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie52
  2. Mauricie33
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  4. Outaouais30
  5. Capitale-Nationale14
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  7. Laurentides11
  8. Lanaudière10
  9. Nord-du-Québec6
  10. Montérégie5
  11. Montréal3
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Belted WhitefaceLeucorrhinia proxima
Dot-tailed WhitefaceLeucorrhinia intacta
Hudsonian WhitefaceLeucorrhinia hudsonica
Chalk-fronted CorporalLadona julia
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Elfin SkimmerNannothemis bella
Crimson-ringed WhitefaceLeucorrhinia glacialis
Racket-tailed EmeraldDorocordulia libera