Petalura gigantea
4 Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail at suppressed
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| Petalura gigantea | 26 Dec 2024 | KorinneM | ||
| Unverified | 16 Dec 2024 | pls047 |
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Significant sighting
KorinneM noted:
26 Dec 2024
First sighting for NSW North Coast of a species that is listed as endangered in NSW.
User's notes
Dragon fly catches a cicada and eats it
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Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- pls047 Recorded by
- cassurina Associated plant
- cicada Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- pls047 NatureMapr Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Petalura gigantea Significant Featured NSW Government Priority Species
Species information
- Petalura gigantea Scientific name
- Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 207.19m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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