| Diplacodes pumila | |
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| Male | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Diplacodes |
| Species: | D. pumila |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplacodes pumila Dijkstra, 2006 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diplacodes deminuta sensu Pinhey, 1976 | |
Diplacodes pumila, the dwarf percher, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are grassy margins of wetlands in moist savanna and grassland.
This species is similar to Diplacodes lefebvrii, the black percher, but is much smaller, the hindwing being 17–18 mm long; that of Diplacodes lefebvrii is usually 22–23 mm long.
References
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2019). "Diplacodes pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T168013A129859022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T168013A129859022.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). "African Diplacodes: the status of the small species and the genus Philonomon (Odonata: Libellulidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 9 (2): 119–132. doi:10.1080/13887890.2006.9748272.
- ^ Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620298871.
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| Diplacodes pumila | |
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