| Diplacodes luminans | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Diplacodes |
| Species: | D. luminans |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplacodes luminans (Karsch, 1893) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philonomon luminans (Karsch, 1893) | |
Diplacodes luminans is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the barbet percher. It is native to Central Africa, where it is widespread and common.[1]
This species is 34–40 mm long with a wingspan of 59–66 mm. The males have a black and yellow abdomen with a distinctive red base; both males and females have broad amber patches at the bases of the hindwings and six to seven antenodal crossveins.[2]
References
- Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K. 2010. Diplacodes luminans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 February 2016.
- Tarboton, W. R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A Fieldguide to the Dragonflies of South Africa. Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620298871.
External links
- Barbet percher Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata