page_title: Petalura gigantea
hierarchical_section_title: Petalura gigantea
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: The biology of dragonflies (Odonata or Paraneuroptera) Identifier: biologyofdragonf00till (find matches) Year: 1917 (1910s) Authors: Tillyard, Robin John, 1881-1937 Subjects: Dragon-flies Publisher: Cambridge (Eng. )&#160;: University Press Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: IV) THE LARVA OR NYMPH 95 Metamorphosis (fig. 43). The emergence of the imago fromi the larval skin or exuviae, usually spoken of as the "metamorphosis," is in point of fact only the consummation of an internal metamorphosis which begins Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 43. Metamorphosis of Petalura gigantea Leach, a. 5.42 a.m. b. 5.50 a.m. c. 6 a.m. D. 6.12 a.m. e. 6.18 am. f. 6.30 a.m. g. 6.45. (Natural size.) Original, drawn from sketches and notes in the field. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Petalura gigantea, the giant dragonfly or south-eastern petaltail, is one of the world's largest dragonflies, with the males having an abdomen 6-7.5 cm long and a wingspan up to 11 cm, while females have an abdomen 8-9.5 cm long and a wingspan up to 12.5 cm.
  The giant dragonfly 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. It is unusual not only in size, but also in having predominantly terrestrial habits at the larval stage. The giant dragonfly is listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act.
  Petalura gigantea is a species of dragonfly in the family Petaluridae;
  a related species, the giant petaltail from Queensland, Australia, is the world's largest extant dragonfly species.
context_section_description: Petalura gigantea, the giant dragonfly or south-eastern petaltail, is one of the world's largest dragonflies, with the males having an abdomen 6-7.5 cm long and a wingspan up to 11 cm, while females have an abdomen 8-9.5 cm long and a wingspan up to 12.5 cm.
  The giant dragonfly 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. It is unusual not only in size, but also in having predominantly terrestrial habits at the larval stage. The giant dragonfly is listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act.
  Petalura gigantea is a species of dragonfly in the family Petaluridae;
  a related species, the giant petaltail from Queensland, Australia, is the world's largest extant dragonfly species.
caption: Last stages of metamorphosis
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