Diplacodes haematodes
Scarlet percher | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Diplacodes |
Species: | D. haematodes
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Binomial name | |
Diplacodes haematodes (Burmeister, 1839)[2]
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Diplacodes haematodes, the scarlet percher, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[3] It occurs throughout Australia (except Tasmania), Timor, New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.[4] It is locally common in habitats with hot sunny exposed sites at or near rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. It often prefers to settle on hot rocks rather than twigs or leaves, and is quite wary. This is a spectacular species of dragonfly, although small in size (wingspan 60mm, length 35mm). The male is brilliant red, the female yellow-ochre. Females have yellow infuscation suffusing the outer wings, while the males have similar colour at the bases of the wings.[5]
Gallery[]
Male and female mating
Red
Mature Female
Female face on
Male wings have colour near their base
Male
Immature male before turning red
Female, highlighting brownish wingtips
Male, highlighting wing venation
Diagram of male wings
Photo of female wings
References[]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Diplacodes haematodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83357088A83383210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83357088A83383210.en.
- ^ Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [849] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Diplacodes haematodes (Burmeister , 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 276. ISBN 0643090738.
- ^ McCoy, Michael (2010). Reef and rainforest. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 0-643-09695-7.
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Libellulidae
- Odonata of Oceania
- Odonata of Australia
- Insects of Timor
- Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister
- Insects described in 1839