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Uropetala

Uropetala
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Mountain giant dragonfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Petaluridae
Genus: Uropetala
Selys, 1858

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:



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