Megalagrion blackburni
Blackburn's Hawaiian Damselfly
As recorded: Megalagrion blackburni McLachlan, 1883
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae
- Collected by
- Polhemus, D.A.
- Date
- May 17, 1993
- Locality
- upper Ae Stream in Black Gorge
- Identified by
- Polhemus, D.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Megalagrion blackburni observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-28.
2025-10-28
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Remco Hofland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) chris heaivilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Julian Fuchs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Megalagrion blackburni. BPBM 23755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37523389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/23755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37523389 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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