Diplacodes lefebvrii
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and August, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Percher sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Percher is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (131 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
