1 Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail at Upper Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Identification history
| Petalura gigantea | Yesterday | Curiosity | ||
| Petalura gigantea | 6 Jan 2025 | Baronia |
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Curiosity
wrote:
Yesterday
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!
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2024 05:07 PM Recorded on
- Baronia Recorded by
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Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Petalura gigantea Scientific name
- Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
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