🦋 Family

Petaluridae

8 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Petaluridae

The black petaltail Tanypteryx hageni is a Petaluridae dragonfly native to North America’s Pacific Northwest.

The coastal petaltail (Petalura litorea) is an endangered Australian dragonfly found in south-eastern Queensland.

Petalura gigantea (giant dragonfly) is a large endangered dragonfly species from southeastern Australia, unusual for its terrestrial larvae.

Petalura ingentissima, the giant petaltail, is a large Australian dragonfly often called the world's largest dragonfly by overall dimensions.

Phenes raptor Rambur, 1842 is a dragonfly species with specific morphological traits across males and females.

Tachopteryx thoreyi, the gray petaltail, is a US East Coast native dragonfly, the only member of its monotypic genus.

Uropetala carovei is New Zealand's largest dragonfly, found across New Zealand in damp native forest areas.

Uropetala chiltoni is the second-largest endemic New Zealand dragonfly, found mainly in South Island alpine areas.

Related Families

Libellulidae 293 species Coenagrionidae 181 species Gomphidae 107 species Aeshnidae 91 species Corduliidae 59 species Lestidae 49 species Calopterygidae 28 species Platycnemididae 19 species

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.