Diplacodes lefebvrii
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 19 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Percher in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in May.
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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Percher sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black Percher that you can see in Moremi Game Reserve (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Southern Banded Groundling (about 40%), Broad Scarlet (about 20%) and Blue Basker (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 Moremi Game Reserve (10 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.
