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Petalura

Petalura
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Petalura gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Petaluridae
Subfamily: Petalurinae
Genus: Petalura
Leach, 1815

Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. The species are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their common name of petaltails.

The genus contains the following species:



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