Diplacodes lefebvrii

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Diplacodes lefebvrii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Diplacodes
Species:
D. lefebvrii
Binomial name
Diplacodes lefebvrii
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Diplacodes okavangoensisPinhey, 1976
  • Diplacodes lefebvrei(Rambur, 1842)
  • Libellula lefebvriiRambur, 1842

Diplacodes lefebvrii [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black percher [1] or black ground skimmer. [3] [4] It is a common species native to most all of Africa and southern Eurasia. [1] [3] [4] It can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat. [1] [5]

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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. [6]

This species is found on open waste lands and freshwater habitats. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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