Giant dragonfly
![Photo by Sally Phillips](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/2628/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Photo by Sally Phillips
Uropetala carovei (White)
Order: Odonata
Family: Petaluridae
Size range
- Large insects. Body can be up to 86 mm long, wingspan 130 mm
Distribution
- New Zealand native
Life History
- Eats smaller insects
- Immature stage lives in a burrow in mud