Diplacodes deminuta

Diplacodes deminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Diplacodes
Species: D. deminuta
Binomial name
Diplacodes deminuta
Lieftinck, 1969

Diplacodes deminuta is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the little percher or tiny percher. It is native to much of Central Africa, where it is widespread. It lives in swampy habitat. As a species it is not generally threatened, but it is affected by human activity, such as spraying for tsetse fly control.[1]

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K. & Suhling, F. 2010. Diplacodes deminuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 February 2016.
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