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Species of dragonfly

Diplacodes lefebvrii
male
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Diplacodes
Species: D. lefebvrii
Binomial name
Diplacodes lefebvrii
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Diplacodes okavangoensis Pinhey, 1976
  • Diplacodes lefebvrei (Rambur, 1842)
  • Libellula lefebvrii Rambur, 1842

Diplacodes lefebvrii is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black percher or black ground skimmer. It is a common species native to most all of Africa and southern Eurasia. It can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat.

Description and habitat

It is a small dragonfly with eyes dark brown above, violaceous below. Its prothorax, thorax, abdomen, and legs are entirely black in full adults; but in sub-adults, some yellow marks on sides of thorax and yellow spots on segments 4 to 8 in abdomen.

This species is found on open waste lands and freshwater habitats.

  • Mature male. The coloration varies regionally and with age. Mature male. The coloration varies regionally and with age.
  • Female Female
  • Female Female

See also

References

  1. ^ Dow, R.A.; Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Diplacodes lefebvrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59864A83847795. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59864A83847795.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. ^ "Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  4. ^ "Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 318–319. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 333–335.
  7. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 435.

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Taxon identifiers
Diplacodes lefebvrii


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