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Petalura ingentissima, the
giant petaltail, has been
described as the world's
largest dragonfly, with a
wingspan of 160 mm. It is
found in Queensland,...
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Petalura is a
genus of very
large dragonflies in the
family Petaluridae.
Species of
Petalura are
brown or
black with
yellow markings and
usually clear...
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Petalura gigantea, the
giant dragonfly or south-eastern petaltail, is a
species of
dragonfly in the
family Petaluridae from
southeastern Australia. Males...
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Petalura hesperia, more
commonly known as the
western petaltail or
giant western dragonfly, is a
species of
dragonfly in the
family Petaluridae, originating...
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Petalura pulcherrima is a
species of
Australian dragonfly in the
family Petaluridae,
commonly known as a
beautiful petaltail. It is a very
large and slender...
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Petalura litorea,
commonly known as the
coastal petaltail, is an
endangered Australian species of
dragonfly from the
family Petaluridae. This
species originates...
- paddle-tailed
darner Aeshna ****phone Donnelly, 1961 – ****phone's
darner Aeshna petalura Martin, 1909
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839 –
azure darner Aeshna...
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Megaloprepus caerulatus,
reaching 19
centimeters (7.5 inches) in wingspan.
Petalura ingentissima has the
largest wingspan of any
dragonfly at 165 mm (6.5 in)...
- sizes, 4500
being large. The
facets facing downward tend to be smaller.
Petalura gigantea has 23890
ommatidia of just one size.
These facets provide complete...
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Modern petalurids include only 11 species, one of which, the
Australian Petalura ingentissima, is by some
measurements the
largest of
living dragonflies...
