BPBM 23866Entomology

Megalagrion hawaiiense

Hawaiian Upland Damselfly

As recorded: Megalagrion hawaiiense (McLachlan, 1883)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae

Collected by: Timberlake, P.H.
Date: July 9, 1919
Locality: Haleakala
Identified by: Polhemus, D.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

350 Bishop specimens of Megalagrion hawaiiense · collected 1892–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 9, 1919, Timberlake, P.H. also collected 23 other specimens.

Megalagrion hawaiiense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-24.

2026-05-24

Old Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US

(c) Landon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-14

Hawaii, US

(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-28

Waipahu, HI 96797, USA

(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-08

Puʻu O Umi Natural Area Reserve, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-13

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) John Abbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-07-22

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Megalagrion hawaiiense. BPBM 23866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37521787. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/23866.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37521787 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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