Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae > Megalagrion > Megalagrion pacificum

Megalagrion pacificum (Pacific damselfly)

Synonyms: Agrion pacificum

Wikipedia Abstract

Megalagrion pacificum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to rivers and freshwater marshes in Hawaiʻi, especially the island of Molokaʻi. It is threatened by habitat loss. This insect was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. Both male and female are black in color, the male with red areas on the body and the female with green. They are 34 to 37 millimeters in length.
View Wikipedia Record: Megalagrion pacificum

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Megalagrion pacificum

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0