Diplacodes lefebvrii | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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]
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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