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Taxonomy
Neopetalia punctata (Hagen in Selys, 1854)
Nomenclature
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Family: NeopetaliidaeGenus: Neopetalia Cowley, 1934
Species:
Neopetalia punctata (Hagen in Selys, 1854)
SUMMARY
Neopetalia punctata is the only species in this monotypic genus of New World dragonflies. Easily recognized by four reddish blotches present on the costal margin of the wings and yellowish orange pterostigmata (Carle and Louton, 1994), these medium sized dragonflies are restircted to Chile and Argentina (Garrison et al., 2006).