
Megalagrion oahuense
Oahu Damselfly
As recorded: Megalagrion oahuense (Blackburn, 1884)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae
- Collected by
- Howarth, F.G. & G.K. UchidaFrancis G. Howarth →G.K. Uchida →
- Date
- April 21, 1979
- Locality
- Poamoho Trail
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 21, 1979, Howarth, F.G. & G.K. Uchida also collected 17 other specimens.
Megalagrion oahuense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) joshshuman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-25
Hawaii, US
(c) joshshuman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Megalagrion oahuense. BPBM 24213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37526850. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/24213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37526850 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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