Cordulegastroidea is a
superfamily of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...
that contains three families.
Families
The superfamily includes the following three families:
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Cordulegastridae
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Neopetaliidae
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Chlorogomphidae
See also
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Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous.
The two com ...
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Aeshnoidea
Aeshnoidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains five families, one of which is extinct.
Families
The superfamily includes the following five families:
* Petaluridae
* Aeshnidae
* Gomphidae
* Austropetaliidae
* Aktassiidae
See also ...
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Libelluloidea
Dragonflies
Insect superfamilies
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