Petalura | |
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Petalura ingentissima | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Petaluridae |
Genus: | Petalura Leach, 1815[1] |
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Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae.[2] Species of Petalura 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.[3] They are endemic to south-western and eastern Australia.[4]