Whitefaces | |
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Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Ruby whiteface) male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Leucorrhiniinae |
Genus: | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850[1] |
Leucorrhinia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called whitefaces because of their distinctive pale frons.