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Belted Whiteface

Leucorrhinia proxima

Photo by Aarongunnar
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Field Notes

Notes:

They live near mud-bottomed boggy ponds and lakes with emergent vegetation.

Males have territories that they defend from perches near the shore. They forage among weeds and bushes in small forest clearings.

Reference Links:

Leucorrhinia proxima - Wikipedia

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