Diplacodes haematodes

Scarlet Percher at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Diplacodes haematodes	26 May 2025	KorinneM
	Unverified	21 May 2025	MazzV

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This dragonfly is an all-over brilliant orange-red, with some thin, pale yellow bands around its abdomen, and the very tip of the abdomen is the same pale yellow. There is a mostly-pink metallic sheen to the wings if the light catches it at the right angles. Talking of angles, this one tended to perch, (even on the horizontal plane), with it’s body pointing up in the air at about a 45 degree angle. Apologies for the poor focus in these photos.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Diplacodes haematodes Scientific name
Scarlet Percher Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 983m Recorded at altitude
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