Английская Википедия:Diplacodes haematodes

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Diplacodes haematodes, the scarlet percher, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It occurs throughout Australia (except Tasmania), Timor, New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. It is locally common in habitats with hot sunny exposed sites at or near rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. It often prefers to settle on hot rocks rather than twigs or leaves, and is quite wary. This is a spectacular species of dragonfly, although small in size (wingspan 60mm, length 35mm). The male is brilliant red, the female yellow-ochre. Females have yellow infuscation suffusing the outer wings, while the males have similar colour at the bases of the wings.

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• Male and female mating

  Male and female mating

• Red

  Red

• Mature female

  Mature female

• Female, face-on

  Female, face-on

• Male wings have colour near their base

  Male wings have colour near their base

• Male

  Male

• Immature male before turning red

  Immature male before turning red

• Female, highlighting brownish wingtips

  Female, highlighting brownish wingtips

• Male, highlighting wing venation

  Male, highlighting wing venation

• Diagram of male wings

  Diagram of male wings

• Photo of female wings

  Photo of female wings