northern white-faced darter

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

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| image = XN Leucorrhinia rubicunda 737 ov.jpg

| genus = Leucorrhinia

| species = rubicunda

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe{{Cite web|url=https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d1e8a6fe-4c3e-456f-8e3e-a77db1183190|title=Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) {{!}} Fauna Europaea|website=fauna-eu.org|access-date=2020-03-12}} 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. {{cite book|title=Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies|year=2015|publisher=KNNV Publishing|isbn=978-9050114806|first=Boudot Jean-Pierre. |last=Kalkman Vincent J}}