Leucorrhinia

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Whitefaces
Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Ruby whiteface) male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. (Leurocrrhinia = leuco, white + rhinus, nose).

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