Barbet Percher

Diplacodes luminans · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Luminous Percher

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Barbet Percher
Photo: Timothy Whitehead, CC BY

Males show a black and yellow abdomen with a red base, and both sexes have amber patches at the hind-wing bases and six to seven antenodal crossveins. It lives in various swampy habitats and is widespread and common across Central Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Body length ranges from 34 to 40 mm and wingspan from 59 to 66 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits many types of swampy environments.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Barbet Percher photo 2
Photo: bukoba_steve, CC BY
Barbet Percher photo 3
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY
Barbet Percher photo 4
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY
Barbet Percher photo 5
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY

Questions people ask

How big is the barbet percher?

It measures 34 to 40 mm in length with a wingspan of 59 to 66 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where does the barbet percher live?

It lives in many swampy habitats and is widespread across Central Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplacodes_luminans

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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