Hypopetalia pestilens

Hypopetalia pestilens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Austropetaliidae
Genus: Hypopetalia
McLachlan, 1870
Species: H. pestilens
Binomial name
Hypopetalia pestilens
McLachlan, 1870

Hypopetalia pestilens, the white-dotted redspot, is a monotypic species of dragonfly in the family Austropetaliidae. It is endemic to central Chile. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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