Family

Petaluridae (Petaltails)

Tanypteryx hageni. Photo: (c) Marc Dragiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

The petaltails of the family Petaluridae are apparently the most ancient of the extant true dragonflies (infraorder Anisoptera), having fossil members from as early as the Jurassic (over 150 million years ago).

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Odonata (Dragonflies and damselflies)
        Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
        Superfamily: Petaluroidea
        Family: Petaluridae (Petaltails)
        Genus: Tanypteryx (Dark petaltails) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Tanypteryx (Dark petaltails)

Family

Petaluridae (Petaltails)

Subtaxa

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