Biology:Diplacodes lefebvrii
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Diplacodes |
| Species: | D. lefebvrii
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| Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842)
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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]
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]
Mature male. The coloration varies regionally and with age.
Female
Female
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59864/83847795. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/584/Diplacodes-lefebvrii.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3/page/n343.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 435. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1309805 entry
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