Diplacodes lefebvrii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 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.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Black Percher sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jodhpur (India, about 30%) and Antalya (Turkey, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black Percher that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Violet Dropwing (about 30%), Epaulet Skimmer (about 20%) and Nomad (about 20%), 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 Tel Aviv (32 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.
