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INSECTS

Crimson-ringed Whiteface

Leucorrhinia glacialis

Insects
Native
Crimson-ringed Whiteface, photo 1 of 5
Crimson-ringed Whiteface, Male
Crimson-ringed Whiteface, Female
33.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 33.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 295 observations of Crimson-ringed Whiteface in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 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. Nord-du-Québec61
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue57
  3. Capitale-Nationale43
  4. Mauricie26
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  6. Outaouais19
  7. Laurentides16
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  9. Lanaudière10
  10. Côte-Nord7
  11. Estrie6
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  14. Montérégie3
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Belted WhitefaceLeucorrhinia proxima
Hudsonian WhitefaceLeucorrhinia hudsonica
Dot-tailed WhitefaceLeucorrhinia intacta
Black MeadowhawkSympetrum danae
Slaty SkimmerLibellula incesta
Frosted WhitefaceLeucorrhinia frigida