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Chalky Percher

Diplacodes trivialis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 213, February 248, March 366, April 1,051, May 611, June 546, July 638, August 988, September 1,236, October 1,585, November 649, December 362.
India8,493
Australia3,653
China3,378
Taiwan3,035
Taiwan Province2,880
Queensland2,753
Kerala1,207
Thailand1,194
Tamil Nādu1,108
Mahārāshtra1,083

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderDragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata
FamilySkimmers · Libellulidae
GenusPerchers · Diplacodes

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