Species profile—Petalura ingentissima (giant 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 ingentissima (giant 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 ingentissima Tillyard, 1908
Common name
giant petaltail
Type reference
Tillyard, R.J. 1908. On the genus Petalura, with description of a new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32(1907): 708-718 pl. xxxiii [11 Mar. 1908]
WildNet taxon ID
35260
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

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=35260 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35260 ).

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.