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Species profile—Petalura gigantea (south-eastern petaltail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Petaluridae (petaltail dragonflies) → Petalura gigantea (south-eastern petaltail)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Petaluridae (petaltail dragonflies)
Scientific name
Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815
Common name
south-eastern petaltail
Type reference
Leach, W.E. 1815. The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol II. No. XVII pp. 61-154 pls 80-120. London : E. Nodder & Son.
WildNet taxon ID
35259
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35259.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022