Black Percher

Diplacodes lefebvrii

''Diplacodes lefebvrii'', the Black Percher, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a very widespread and common species in Africa, across the Indian Ocean and into Eurasia and Europe. In Africa it is found nearly everywhere outside forest areas. It is found from the Indian subcontinent to southwest Asia and Arabia. In the Mediterranean it is fairly common on the south and east coast. Its European range is confined to Cyprus, the Greek island of Rhodes and the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula.
Diplacodes lefebvrii Diplacodes lefebvrii, immature female, side view. Black Percher,Diplacodes lefebvrii

Naming

Common names:
English – Black Percher
French – Diplacodes de Lefebvre

Synonyms:
Diplacodes lefebvrei (Rambur, 1842)
Diplacodes okavangoensis Pinhey, 1976
Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii,Fall,Geotagged,South Africa,dragonflies,odonata,south africa

Distribution

It is found in Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola (Angola, Angola, Cabinda); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Cyprus; Egypt (Egypt (African part), Sinai); Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea (mainland)); Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Greece (East Aegean Is.); Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; India (Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kenya; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius (Mauritius (main island)); Mayotte; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia (Caprivi Strip, Namibia (main part)); Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Qatar; Réunion; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe (Sâo Tomé); Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles (Aldabra, Seychelles (main island group)); Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa (Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape Province, North-West Province, Western Cape); South Sudan; Spain (Spain (mainland)); Sudan; Swaziland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey (Turkey-in-Asia); Turkmenistan; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; Yemen (North Yemen, Socotra, South Yemen); Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Diplacodes lefebvrii Diplacodes lefebvrii, adult female. Top view Black Percher,Diplacodes lefebvrii

Status

Diplacodes lefebvrii is not threatened at the global scale, although local decline may occur due to habitat destruction and water pollution.
Diplacodes Diplacodes lefebvrii, mating wheel. Male (and female) with its sub-adult colors. Black Percher,Diplacodes lefebvrii

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusDiplacodes
SpeciesD. lefebvrii
Photographed in
Portugal
South Africa