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Crimson-ringed Whiteface / Leucorrhine glaciale
(Leucorrhinia glacialis)

Size: 34-37 mm

First Fundy record: July 12th, 1982 at Laverty Lake (T.W. Donnelly of NY)

Status/Habitat: Locally common in appropriate habitat in Fundy and the Maritimes as a whole. Primarily occurs in more acidic, marshy and boggy ponds and smaller lakes, also sphagnum bogs and some fens.

Flight Period in New Brunswick: May 23rd to September 5th

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1. (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
2. (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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