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Allopetalia reticulosa
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Allopetalia reticulosa

Allopetalia reticulosa is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.

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Description

Allopetalia reticulosa is an overall brown dragonfly. Its eyes are black with a ring of brown ombre around the outside, they can also have greenish centers. The thorax is brown with black stripes and patterns. Similarly, the abdomen is also brown with a symmetrical black pattern marking the segments. They also appear to have an extra abdominal appendage in addition to their cerci. The wings have a brown wash of color over them and the pterostigmata are small and black in color.

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Range & habitat

Allopetalia reticulosa are found in central Chile, around Santiago. They prefer freshwater habits, like many dragonflies, because of their mode of reproduction.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 93675.