A large brown dragonfly, with transparent wings, clinging to a lavender plant. The sides of the abdomen have regular patches of yellow at each segment. This image shows a side view of the dragonfly.

This image shows a top view of the same dragonfly.

Gray's Dragonfly (Hemicordulia grayi) spotted at the Wanaka Lavender Farm, New Zealand on 31 Dec 2025. It is a large and striking dragonfly endemic to New Zealand.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

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