Austropetalia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austropetaliidae, endemic to south-eastern Australia. Species of Austropetalia are medium-sized to large dragonflies with brown and yellow markings.
Species The genus Austropetalia includes the following species:
Austropetalia annaliese Austropetalia patricia - Waterfall redspot Austropetalia tonyana - Alpine redspot
Etymology The genus name Austropetalia combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Petalia, a genus name derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon, “petal”). The name refers to an Australian representative of that group, in contrast to related genera from South America.
See also List of dragonflies of Australia
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