Diplacodes lefebvrii

Diplacodes lefebvrii
male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 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]}

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

See also

• List of odonates of Sri Lanka
• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

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. "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   978-81-8171-495-4.
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.

External links

• Media related to Diplacodes lefebvrii at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Diplacodes lefebvrii at Wikispecies
• Black percher Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata