Diplacodes nebulosa
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Diplacodes |
| Species: | D. nebulosa |
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| Diplacodes nebulosa | |
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Diplacodes nebulosa (the black-tipped percher,[1] black-tipped ground skimmer[4][5] or charcoal-winged percher[6]) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries.[1][7][4][5] and northern Australia.[8][9]
Description and habitat
Diplacodes nebulosa is a very small and slender dragonfly.[6] 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.[10]
Etymology
The genus name Diplacodes combines Diplax, a genus name derived from the Greek δίς (dis, "twice") and πλάξ (plax, "flat and broad"), with the Greek suffix –ώδης (-ōdēs, "resembling" or "having the nature of"). The name refers to the similarity of the genus to Diplax and Diplacina.[13]
The species name nebulosa is derived from the Latin nebulosus ("misty", "foggy" or "dark"), likely referring to the small black body or black wingtips.[2][13]
Gallery
Male
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Sub-adult malemating.jpg)
Mating pair
Male, north Queensland, Australia.jpg)
Female wings.jpg)
Male wings
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Dow, R.A.; Sharma, G. (2017). "Diplacodes nebulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T167369A87526935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T167369A87526935.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- 1 2 "Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- 1 2 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 978-81-8171-495-4.
- ↑ 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 0-643-05136-8.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
