Diplacodes melanopsis

Blackfaced percher
Male
Female
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. melanopsis
Binomial name
Diplacodes melanopsis (Martin, 1901) [2]

Diplacodes melanopsis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae ^{[3] [4]} known commonly as the blackfaced percher ^[5] or black-faced percher. ^[6] It occurs on the Australian mainland from around Brisbane to the South Australian-Victorian border. ^[7]

Diplacodes melanopsis is a small dragonfly. Mature males have a black face and front of its body, and a red abdomen with black markings; ^[8] females are amber and yellow with black markings.

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References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Diplacodes melanopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87534700A87539994. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534700A87539994.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Martin, Rene (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [222] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Genus Diplacodes melanopsis (Martin 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
4. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
5. Diplacodes melanopsis. Atlas of Living Australia.
6. Diplacodes melanopsis. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, State of Queensland.
7. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 211. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
8. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.