- English Common Name
- Chalky Percher
- Scientific name
- Diplacodes trivialis
- Taxonomy
- Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae
- Size
- 1.7 cm – 2.1 cm
- Species Distribution
- Okinawa Island, Southern Nansei Islands, Southeast Asia, India, Australia and other areas
- Okinawan Common Name
- AhKeiJu
- The second smallest dragon fly in Okinawa following the Grizzled Pintail. Small water puddles or reservoirs can be its habitat during larva season. The adult male’s body is white-blue, while female’s is yellowish-brown. Adults can travel a long distance and mature ones can be found far away from water.
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- Updated July 2017
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