Charcoal-Winged Percher

Charcoal-Winged Percher

Diplacodes nebulosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bangkok

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Bangkok
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Charcoal-Winged Percher

Diplacodes nebulosa (the black-tipped percher, black-tipped ground skimmer or charcoal-winged percher) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries. and northern Australia.

Diplacodes nebulosa is a very small and slender dragonfly. Males have a black abdomen and black wing tips; females are yellow and black, and their wings can be hyaline, or with an orange base, or, like the male, have black tips.

It prefers marshes and heavily weeded ponds. The genus name Diplacodes combines Diplax, a genus name derived from the Greek δίς (dis, "twice") and πλάξ (plax, "flat and broad"), with the Greek suffix –ώδης (-ōdēs, "resembling" or "having the nature of"). The name refers to the similarity of the genus to Diplax and Diplacina.

The species name nebulosa is derived from the Latin nebulosus ("misty", "foggy" or "dark"), likely referring to the small black body or black wingtips. List of odonates of Sri Lanka List of odonates of India List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
3 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Charcoal-Winged Percher in Bangkok?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Charcoal-Winged Percher sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 125th most-seen of the 245 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Charcoal-Winged Percher in Bangkok?

October and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Charcoal-Winged Percher in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Charcoal-Winged Percher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Charcoal-Winged Percher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bangkok the best place to see a Charcoal-Winged Percher?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Charcoal-Winged Percher sightings, Bangkok ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kolkata (India, about 10%), Singapore (Singapore, about 10%) and Chennai (India, about 10%).

Where does the Charcoal-Winged Percher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Charcoal-Winged Percher is recorded against all the insects logged in Bangkok (15 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.

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