Petalura gigantea
1 Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail at Upper Kangaroo Valley, NSW
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| Petalura gigantea | 15 Jan 2025 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Petalura gigantea | 7 Jan 2025 | Curiosity | ||
| Petalura gigantea | 6 Jan 2025 | Baronia |
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Curiosity
wrote:
7 Jan 2025
Another very large dragonfly - great sighting! A male - good view of the petal-shaped appendages at the tip of the abdomen. This male's wingspan (usual measurement for size of dragonflies) could be close to 110mm!
Location information
- Places Upper Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Baronia Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Baronia NatureMapr Southern Highlands Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects NSW Government Priority Species Petalura gigantea
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
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