Western Petaltail (Petalura hesperia)

The Western Petaltail (Petalura hesperia) is a dragonfly species of the family Petaluridae, which contains 5 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Petaluridae consists of 4 couplets, 1 of which is pertinent to Petalura hesperia. Click on the number on the right to display the corresponding couplet.

#	Family	Species	Couplet No.
	Petaluridae	Western Petaltail (Petalura hesperia)
1			Petaluridae: Key couplet 1 of 4 ○ Synthorax lacking stripes ⇒ species: Western Petaltail (Petalura hesperia) a ↑ b ↓ ● Pale stripes present on front and sides of thorax