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Perchers

Diplacodes

Diplacodes is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly known as perchers. Their colours range from the totally black body of the African Diplacodes lefebvrii, the lovely pale blue of India's Diplacodes trivialis, to the intense red of the Asian–Australian Diplacodes haematodes.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species

Chalky Percher

speciesDiplacodes trivialis

Wandering Percher

speciesDiplacodes bipunctata

Scarlet Percher

speciesDiplacodes haematodes

Black Percher

speciesDiplacodes lefebvrii

Black-faced Percher

speciesDiplacodes melanopsis

Charcoal-winged Percher

speciesDiplacodes nebulosa

Barbet Percher

speciesDiplacodes luminans

Dwarf Percher

speciesDiplacodes pumila

Madagascar percher

speciesDiplacodes exilis

Little percher

speciesDiplacodes deminuta

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