Kingdom Animalia Family Petaluridae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate | |
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Similar Uropetala carovei, Antipodochlora braueri, Austrolestes colensonis, Melangyna novaezelandiae, Trigonospila brevifacies | ||
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.
The genus contains only two species:
References
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