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Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uropetala is a small genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. They are endemic to New Zealand. Unlike most dragonflies, the larvae are not aquatic, but terrestrial, living in flooded burrows in damp forest or banks.
Uropetala | |
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Uropetala chiltoni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Petaluridae |
Subfamily: | Petalurinae |
Genus: | Uropetala Selys, 1858 |
The genus contains only two species:[1]
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