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ground skimmer (female)

Diplacodes trivialis

Description:

One of the "perchers". A common dragonfly mostly found perching on the ground. The female is greenish yellow and the male is pale blue in colour (giving rise to another of the common names "chalky percher").

Habitat:

Spotted in a large semi-urban yard and garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

On the Papua species list http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Gopal murali
Gopal murali 12 years ago
Ground skimmer(female)
Diplacodes Trivialis


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3 Comments

Gopal murali
Gopal murali 12 years ago

:)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

@Gopal, Thanks! I agree.

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Beautiful!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on May 24, 2012
Submitted on May 30, 2012

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