Northern white-faced darter

The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe^[1] as far east as the Altai Mountains. It is predominantly northern in its distribution, being one of the few dragonflies common north of the Arctic Circle. Its most southerly location is Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. ^[2]

Northern white-faced darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Leucorrhinia
Species:	L. rubicunda
Binomial name
Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]

Habitat

The Northern white-faced darter is commonly found in its natural habitat, around peatlands and bogs. ^[3]