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Diplacodes luminans
      Barbet Percher
   Possibly found in Eswatini

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Distribution: Coastal, Central and Northern KwaZulu Natal (up to 400 m a.s.l., but occasionaly wanders to 800 m a.s.l.), Mpumalanga lowveld and Limpopo Province. To East and West Africa, and Assumption Island.
Body Length: 36-39 mm
Hind Wing Length: 27-30 mm
Habitat: Shallow pans and marshes with lilies and an abundance of tall grasses, sedges and reeds.
Flight Period: Nov-Apr
Features: Small to medium-sized, red head and thorax, but yellow and black abdomen, and orange patches at bases of wings. Shallow, marshy pools inwarm areas.
Comments: Possible occurrence in Eswatini based on UCT-ADU OdonataMAP records adjacent to Swaziland.

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.