Petalura hesperia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Petaluridae |
Genus: | Petalura |
Species: | P. hesperia
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Binomial name | |
Petalura hesperia | |
Petalura hesperia, more commonly known as the western petaltail[2] or giant western dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Petaluridae, originating from Western Australia.[3] It resides near the south-western coast of Australia, often observed near drainage basins. Petalura hesperia lives along streams and rivers where it lays its larvae.[4]
Species Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).