Acta Carp. Occ. 3: 117-118, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.62317/aco.2012.011

A new record of the Yellow-spotted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis, Odonata: Libellulidae) in the district Vsetín (Eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic)

Jaroslav Koleček
Katedra zoologie, Přírodovědecká fakulta Univerzity Palackého, 17. listopadu 50, CZ-771 46 Olomouc, Česká republika

The report gives new information on occurrence of the Yellow-spotted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis, Charpentier 1825) in the region based on an observation of 3-4 mature mates at abandoned gravel pit near the Choryně village (Eastern Moravia, Vsetín district) on 15.vi.2012 at altitude 270 m a. s. l. The record documents the importance of abandoned gravel pits for some dragonfly species.

Keywords: faunistic research, gravel pit, Libellulidae, Odonata

Received: November 4, 2012; Accepted: November 21, 2012; Published: June 15, 2012  Show citation

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Koleček, J. (2012). A new record of the Yellow-spotted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis, Odonata: Libellulidae) in the district Vsetín (Eastern Moravia, the Czech Republic). Acta Carpathica Occidentalis3(1), 117-118. doi: 10.62317/aco.2012.011
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