Black Percher

Diplacodes lefebvrii · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Black Ground Skimmer, Purple darter

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Black Percher
Photo: 116916927065934112165, CC BY

The black percher is a small dragonfly that is entirely black as an adult, while younger individuals show some yellow markings on the thorax and abdomen. It lives in almost any freshwater setting and can also be seen on open waste lands. This species is common across most of Africa and southern Eurasia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Adult black perchers are completely black on the prothorax, thorax, abdomen, and legs; sub-adults have yellow marks on the sides of the thorax and yellow spots on abdominal segments 4-8.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The black percher is a small dragonfly.

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Where it lives

It also occurs on open waste lands.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Black Percher photo 3
Photo: 116916927065934112165, CC BY

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplacodes_lefebvrii

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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