South-eastern Petaltail (species: Petalura gigantea) in Dharawal NP (Gaia Guide)
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Petalura gigantea
South-eastern Petaltail


©Merryjack on Flickr: Female South-eastern Petaltail (Petalura gigantea)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Odonata
Family Petaluridae
Genus Petalura
Species Petalura gigantea

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 6 cm to 7.5 cm (Abdomen length) - applies to Males
  • From 8 cm to 9.5 cm (Abdomen length) - applies to Females

Wingspan

  • Up to 11 cm - applies to Males
  • Up to 12.5 cm - applies to Females

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It occurs along the east coast of NSW from the Victorian border to northern NSW, and is not found west of the Great Dividing Range. There are known occurrences in the Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands, in the Clarence River catchment, and on a few coastal swamps from north of Grafton to Nadgee in the south. (Wikipedia)

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