Wandering percher
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Diplacodes
Species:
D. bipunctata
Binomial name
Diplacodes bipunctata
(Brauer, 1865)[2]

Diplacodes bipunctata (Māori: tiemiemi)[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[4] known as the wandering percher[5] or red percher dragonfly.[1][3]

Description

Diplacodes bipunctata is a small to medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of about 55 millimeters. The wings are colorless except for a yellowish spot at the base of the hindwing. The male has a bright orange or red abdomen with dark markings along the dorsal line and sides, and the female is yellowish with similar markings. There are two dark spots at the side of the synthorax, one of which is the metastigma.[5]

Range

Diplacodes bipunctata is a widespread species occurring in New Zealand and in a number of islands in the south-Pacific. In New Zealand it is most common in Northland, but occasional specimens have been found as south as Fiordland.[3] In Australia it is found throughout the continent except in Tasmania. It is found near a wide variety of freshwater pools, streams and swamps.[5]

Biology

This species is an early colonizer of appropriate habitat types in freshwater and brackish waters.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Rowe, R.; Marinov, M. (2020). "Diplacodes bipunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T197099A83372847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T197099A83372847.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Brauer, F. (1865). "Dritter Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Libellulinen". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 15: 501–512 [503] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 3 Parkinson B. J. & Horne D (2007). A photographic guide to insects of New Zealand. New Holland. p. 21. ISBN 9781869661519.
  4. ↑ "Species Diplacodes bipunctata (Brauer, 1865)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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