Diplacodes lefebvrii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August–October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and November, 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Percher sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 30%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Percher is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (65 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.
