Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher)

Scarlet Percher at Mulligans Flat

Diplacodes haematodes at Mulligans Flat - 22 Feb 2019

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Identification history

Diplacodes haematodes	13 Apr 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Diplacodes haematodes	27 Feb 2019	HarveyPerkins
Unidentified	23 Feb 2019	Alison Milton

Author's notes

Is this a newly emerged adult? By body shape, possibly a male Blue Skimmer?

1 comment

HarveyPerkins wrote:

27 Feb 2019

Yes - it is a VERY newly emerged adult. Which makes it VERY difficult to ID, especially from photos. The colour is not developed and the body shape is still evolving. Nevertheless, it doesn't look like a Blue Skimmer to me and I suspect it is more likely one of the Perchers, probably a Scarlet Percher. This is based on the current state of the two-tone colouration of the eyes, the beginning of body colour (particularly on the thorax), the thickness of the abdomen, and to a minor degree on the wing venation.

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