Diplacodes lefebvrii
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Diplacodes lefebvrii is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black percher or black ground skimmer. It is a common species native to most all of Africa and southern Eurasia. It can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher sighting in Antalya on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 26 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher in Antalya on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Antalya's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Percher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Black Percher sightings, Antalya ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Jodhpur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black Percher that you can see in Antalya (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Violet Dropwing (about 40%), Broad Scarlet (about 40%) and Nomad (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Percher is recorded against all the insects logged in Antalya (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
