Diplacodes melanopsis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae[3][4] known commonly as the blackfaced percher[5] or black-faced percher.

[6] It occurs on the Australian mainland from around Brisbane to the South Australian-Victorian border.

[7] Diplacodes melanopsis is a small dragonfly.

Mature males have a black face and front of its body, and a red abdomen with black markings;[8] females are amber and yellow with black markings.