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A mating pair that landed first on my pants and then on my t-shirt. They sat there quite happily as I walked along the track. I finally figured I shouldn't walk them too far from their bog so I encouraged the female to instead hold onto my fingers and from there onto a nearby bush.
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Carové's Giant Dragonfly (Uropetala carovei) at Hokitika Gorge
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A mating pair that landed first on my pants and then on my t-shirt. They sat there quite happily as I walked along the track. I finally figured I shouldn't walk them too far from their bog so I encouraged the female to instead hold onto my fingers and from there onto a nearby bush.
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Summary[
edit] Uropetala carovei (White, 1843). Title: Uropetala carovei (White, 1843). Object type: Classification:
10378 Uropetala carovei (White, 1843). Date: 28 Mar 2014. Collection:
Auckland War Memorial Museum .
. Native name: Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Location:
Auckland, New Zealand. Coordinates:
36° 51′ 37″ S, 174° 46′ 40″ E . Established: October 25, 1852. Web page:
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/. Authority control:
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Q758657 VIAF:
138202601 ISNI:
0000 0001 2174 295X ULAN:
500281217 LCCN:
no99028491 NLA:
35670621 WorldCat. institution QS:P195,Q758657. Accession number: AMNZ88080. Place of creation: New Zealand; AK; NEW ZEALAND, AK. Source/Photographer:
API data Catalogue record Photo. Permission(
Reusing this file): This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the
Commons project page. Other versions:
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These big dragonflies were common, flying about up Temple Basin Ski-field road on this warm sunny day. This is a separate individual to the mating pair I saw later in the day a bit further up the road.
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Carové's Giant Dragonfly (Uropetala carovei) at Hokitika Gorge
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These big dragonflies were common, flying about up Temple Basin Ski-field road on this warm sunny day. This is a separate individual to the mating pair I saw later in the day a bit further up the road.
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A mating pair that landed first on my pants and then on my t-shirt. They sat there quite happily as I walked along the track. I finally figured I shouldn't walk them too far from their bog so I encouraged the female to instead hold onto my fingers and from there onto a nearby bush.
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A mating pair that landed first on my pants and then on my t-shirt. They sat there quite happily as I walked along the track. I finally figured I shouldn't walk them too far from their bog so I encouraged the female to instead hold onto my fingers and from there onto a nearby bush.
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A mating pair that landed first on my pants and then on my t-shirt. They sat there quite happily as I walked along the track. I finally figured I shouldn't walk them too far from their bog so I encouraged the female to instead hold onto my fingers and from there onto a nearby bush.
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On rock outcrop in montane zone
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On the Bealey Spur boardwalk in beech forest
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Stationary on track in low alpine
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Very large cast exoskeleton. Close to 40mm in length. Presume weta.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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Adult giant dragonfly at Truman's Track beach. Note the lack of any pale blotch on the labrum that separates Uropetala carovei from Uropetala chiltoni.
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On flax (Phormium tenax) by the coast. (051108#030)