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Diplacodes
Sign in to saveDiplacodes is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly known as perchers. Their colours range from the totally black body of the African Diplacodes lefebvrii, the lovely pale blue of India's Diplacodes trivialis, to the intense red of the Asian–Australian Diplacodes haematodes.
Species
Chalky Percher
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
Diplacodes es un género de libélulas de la familia Libellulidae. Su gama de colores va desde el cuerpo totalmente negro de la especie africana D. lefebvrei, al azul pálido o el amarillo de la india D. trivialis o el rojo intenso de la asiático–australiana D. haematodes. Varias especie de este género viven en África, Asia, Australia y el suroeste del Pacífico. Son generalmente de pequeño tamaño.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 136
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Madagascar, Egypt, Senegal
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Diplacodes haematodes.jpg
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Diplacodes is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly known as perchers. Their colours range from the totally black body of the African Diplacodes lefebvrii, the lovely pale blue of India's Diplacodes trivialis, to the intense red of the Asian–Australian Diplacodes haematodes.
Various species of this genus occur in Africa, Asia, Australia and the South West Pacific. They are generally small in size.
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