Species profile—Petalura gigantea (south-eastern petaltail)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects) → Petaluridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=petaluridae ) (petaltail dragonflies) → Petalura gigantea (south-eastern petaltail)
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (animals)
- Class
- Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects)
- Family
- Petaluridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Petalura%20gigantea#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=PETALURA%2BGIGANTEA )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35259 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35259 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
