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A large heavily built dragonfly, [5] the giant petaltail has a black body with some yellow markings. [6] The female's wingspan can be 158–162 mm and body length 125 mm, the largest dragonfly species in overall dimensions although members of the genus Tetracanthagyna can have longer wings and Chlorogomphus papilio a larger wing area. [7]
The giant hawker (Tetracanthagyna plagiata) or the gigantic riverhawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found throughout Sundaland, having been recorded on Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is the type species for the genus Tetracanthagyna.
The genus belongs to the Meganeuridae, a family including other similarly giant dragonfly-like insects ranging from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian. With single wing length reaching 32 centimetres (13 in) [1] and a wingspan about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft), [2] [3] [4] M. monyi is one of the largest-known flying insect species.
The largest wingspan of any living species of odonate (the order that includes dragonflies and damselflies) belongs to 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), although Tetracanthagyna plagiata comes in with a close second of ...
Petalura gigantea, the giant dragonfly [2] or south-eastern petaltail, [3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Petaluridae from southeastern Australia. [4] Males have body length of 6–7.5 cm (2.4–3.0 in) and a wingspan up to 11 cm (4.3 in), while females have body length of 8–9 cm (3.1–3.5 in) and a wingspan up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in).
Tetracanthagyna is an Asian genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate. [1] The genus contains the following species: [2] Tetracanthagyna bakeri Campion in Laidaw, 1928; Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898
Meganisoptera is an extinct order of large dragonfly-like insects, informally known as griffenflies or (incorrectly) as giant dragonflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata , the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata ( damselflies and dragonflies ).
[2] [3] The species is known generally as the giant darner or giant green darner. [4] The distribution range of Anax walsinghami includes Central America and North America. [ 3 ] At up to 120 mm (4.7 in) in wingspan and with a typical body length of 89–117 mm (3.5–4.6 in), it is North America's largest dragonfly, [ 2 ] [ 5 ] although ...