Megalagrion hawaiiense
Hawaiian Upland Damselfly
As recorded: Megalagrion hawaiiense (McLachlan, 1883)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O.H.
- Date
- July 26, 1927
- Locality
- Kainalu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1927, Swezey, O.H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Megalagrion hawaiiense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 2429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37521589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2429.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37521589 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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