Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)

Identification: In the male note the red abdominal markings on S2-S7 and possibly S8. The basal area of the hindwing is black. The face is a stark polished white, hence their namesake.

Male- Highland County, Virginia; mid-June

copyright Allen Bryan 2007; Hudsonian Whiteface
copyright Allen Bryan 2007, Hudsonian Whiteface
copyright Allen Bryan 2007; Hudsonian Whiteface

 

Immature male- Highland County, Virginia during mid-June

copyright Allen Bryan 2009, Hudsonian Whiteface
copyright Allen Bryan 2009, Hudsonian Whiteface