Diplacodes nebulosa
Appearance
Black-tipped percher | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Male | |
![]() | |
Female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Diplacodes |
Species: | D. nebulosa
|
Binomial name | |
Diplacodes nebulosa | |
![]() | |
Synonyms | |
Libellula nebulosa Fabricius, 1793 |
Diplacodes nebulosa (the black-tipped percher,[1] black-tipped ground skimmer[3][4] or charcoal-winged percher[5]) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries.[1][6][3][4] and northern Australia.[7][8]
Description and habitat
Diplacodes nebulosa is a very small and slender dragonfly.[5] Males have a black abdomen and black wing tips; females are yellow and black, and their wings can be hyaline, or with an orange base, or, like the male, have black tips.[9]
-
Male
-
Female
-
Sub-adult male
-
Mating pair
-
Female wings
-
Male wings
It prefers marshes and heavily weeded ponds.[10][11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Dow, R.A. (2017). "Diplacodes nebulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T167369A87526935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T167369A87526935.en.
- ^ Fabricius, Johann Christian (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus (in Latin). Hafniae : impensis Christ. Gottl. Proft. p. 379 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ a b "Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 211. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
- ^ 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. 320–321. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ 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 0643051368.
- ^ 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. 335–336.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 434.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diplacodes nebulosa.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikispecies-logo.svg/34px-Wikispecies-logo.svg.png)
Wikispecies has information related to Diplacodes nebulosa.