''Caraphlebia'' is an extinct genus of dragonflies, known from the Early Jurassic of Antarctica. It is one of the only named fossil insects from

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

that have been formally described; others include two

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s, '' Grahamelytron crofti'' and '' Ademosynoides antarctica'', both from a

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...

deposit on Mount Flora Formation. ''Caraphlebia'' is related to the genus '' Liassophlebia'', but the hind wing has several weak antipodals in addition to the two strong, primary ones. In 2018, ''Caraphlebia'' was confirmed to be placed in the family Selenothemistidae in 2018.

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Early Jurassic insects Prehistoric Odonata genera Extinct animals of Antarctica Taxa named by Frank M. Carpenter {{jurassic-insect-stub

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