Tetracanthagyna plagiata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Aeshnidae
Genus
Tetracanthagyna
Species
Tetracanthagyna plagiata
Scientific Name
Tetracanthagyna plagiata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Tetracanthagyna plagiata

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.

It is the heaviest of all living Odonata, and additionally are the second largest of all living Odonates by wingspan, second only to Megaloprepus caerulatus (Pseudostigmatidae). T. plagiata is additionally the largest living dragonfly, with a maximum wingspan of 163 millimetres (6.42 in), exceeding the wingspan of runner-up Petalura ingentissima at 162 millimetres (6.38 in).

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Tetracanthagyna plagiata in languages:

English
Giant Hawker
Thai
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