Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta (Hagen, 1861)S3 (Watch list)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Leucorrhinia   

Status:

Generally the most southerly species of its genus in North America, Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) is sparsely distributed in Maryland, mostly at higher elevations. There are recent records from Garrett, Allegany, and Frederick Cos., plus a historic record from Baltimore Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This skimmer is found at a variety of ponds or lakes, usually with some sort of emergent vegetation. Less tied to bog ponds than other members of Leucorrhinia (Paulson, 2011). It is considered S3 (a watch list species).

Where to find:

Finzel Swamp

There are 61 records in the project database.

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A male Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2011). Photo by Rick Cheicante. (MBP list)

A Dot-tailed Whiteface in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Dot-tailed Whiteface in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/18/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Dot-tailed Whiteface in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Mating Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/18/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jugbayjs via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/8/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Rick Cheicante. (MBP list)

Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Dot-tailed Whiteface in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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