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.
