Megalagrion blackburni
Blackburn's Hawaiian Damselfly
As recorded: Megalagrion blackburni McLachlan, 1883
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae
- Collected by
- Polhemus, D.A. & D.J. PrestonDan A. Polhemus →David J. Preston →
- Date
- August 31, 1995
- Locality
- lower Pelekunu Stream
- Identified by
- Polhemus, D.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 31, 1995, Polhemus, D.A. & D.J. Preston also collected 5 other specimens.
Megalagrion blackburni observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Megalagrion blackburni. BPBM 23766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37522982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/23766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37522982 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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