Ruby Whiteface

Leucorrhinia rubicunda · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Northern White-faced Darter

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Ruby Whiteface
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY

The ruby whiteface, also called the northern white-faced darter, is a dragonfly. It lives around peatlands and bogs in Europe, extending eastward to the Altai Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The ruby whiteface is a dragonfly.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is commonly found near peatlands and bogs.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

More photos

Ruby Whiteface photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Ruby Whiteface photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Ruby Whiteface photo 4
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY
Ruby Whiteface photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Questions people ask

Where is the ruby whiteface found?

It occurs in Europe and reaches east to the Altai Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia

What habitat does the ruby whiteface prefer?

It is commonly seen around peatlands and bogs.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_white-faced_darter

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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