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Hudsonian Whiteface / Leucorrhine hudsonienne
(Leucorrhinia hudsonica)

Size: 27-32 mm

First Fundy record: June 6th, 2013, Caribou Plain (Denis Doucet, Anna Holdaway and Daniel Sinclair)

Status/Habitat: A common species in New Brunswick. This species uses a variety of aquatic habitats for breeding, notably sphagnum bog pools, fens and some beaver ponds.

Flight period in New Brunswick: May 9th-August 23rd

ID Hints: Juvenile Hudsonian Whiteface and Dot-tailed Whiteface are very similar. The shape of the spot on S7 in Hudsonian is triangular whereas it is squarish in the Dot-tailed.

Nature Notes: Along with the Beaverpond Baskettail, this is one of the very earliest species to emerge as an adult in New Brunswick each spring.

Sources and Credits

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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