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Species account
Ruby Whiteface
(Leucorrhinia rubicunda)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] RUWH 24824
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] RUWH 24824
Nordisk Kærguldsmed (dk)
Nordisk Kärrtrollslända (se)
Synonyms (common):
Northern White-faced Darter (gb)
Synonyms (scientific):
Libellula infuscata Eversmann, 1836
Measurements:
To 31-38mm Ab 23-28mm Hw 27-31mm
Generations:
Flight period:
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Identification:
Similar species:
Life stages:
Mating takes place near the shore on the ground or in vegetation. It lasts a few minutes. The solo female flies forth and back then drops the eggs into the water where many water plants. The eggs hatch after a few weeks and the larvae live in-between the water plants and develop during 2-3 years. The imago-transformation takes place near the water.
Distribution:
Continental Europe north of the Alps. Also C France. Absent the British Isles. Also present Russia patchily through the temperate zone of the continent to C Asia. In Denmark widespread in Jylland, NE Sjælland and Bornholm. Localized Fyn, Lolland and Falster.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Endemic:
Redlist
(?):NE: Not evaluated
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
RE: Regionally extinct
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
RE: Regionally extinct
LC(global) VU(eu) VU(EU) LC(dk)
Comment:
April, 2025: Starting to fly in Denmark on April 24 in 2025 and the last week of April during the previous 3 years, why I've expanded the start of the SE and EU-n flight periods to the end of April.
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2021-06-07 Store Hareskov (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Male |
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2021-06-07 Store Hareskov (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Male Narrow waist of the male. |
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2022-06-18 Teglstrup Hegn (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Male The only one confirmed today, I think. All the whitefaces were actively harassing each other, making it difficult to hold track of them. |
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2023-06-05 Allgunnens Naturreservat (Kalmar), Sweden Imago Male We saw very few whitefaces on the trip. |
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2025-04-24 Eghjorten Skovområde (Grib Skov), Denmark Imago Male An early emergence, and my first April imago. It appeared to come straight out of the water, when the sun came out, and flew directly to this position 6-7 meters up in a beech. It's difficult to see the appendages well enough, I think, to call it a male without hesitation, though they do seem to be closer to each other than seen on the female. But apart from this the male secondary genitals are visible in photo 2 confirming the sex. |
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(2 photos)
2021-06-07 Store Hareskov (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Male & Female Mating wheel and a single female. Don't remember if it was the same female, but likely so, since the photos were taken in the same spot. |