page_title: Uropetala chiltoni
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Uropetala chiltoni / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: A giant mountain dragonfly (Uropetala chiltoni) at Beaumont Station, Otago, New Zealand
context_page_description: Uropetala chiltoni is a giant dragonfly in the family Petaluridae, endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name for giant dragonflies, kapokapowai, means "water snatcher", alluding to the water-dwelling juvenile stage, which, like all dragonflies, has a long extendable jaw that shoots out to snatch prey.
context_section_description: The second-largest New Zealand dragonfly species, Uropetala chiltoni has a body length of about 80 mm and wingspan of about 100 mm. Uropetala chiltoni can be distinguished from the similar Uropetala carovei by large pale blotches on its labrum (which in Uropetala carovei is all black), and its black femur leg segments (which are brownish in Uropetala carovei). It was described as a separate species in 1921, based on specimens collected at Cass and Arthur's Pass.
caption: A giant mountain dragonfly (Uropetala chiltoni) at Beaumont Station, Otago, New Zealand
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