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Megalagrion xanthomelas in life
In life — Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana-Terry Hibbitts
BPBM 24589Entomology

Megalagrion xanthomelas

Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly

As recorded: Megalagrion xanthomelas (Selys, 1876)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae

Collected by
Krauss, N.L.H.
Date
November 3, 1947
Locality
Kaunakakai
Identified by
Polhemus, D.A.
Record type
Preserved specimen
87 Bishop specimens of Megalagrion xanthomelas · collected 1892–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 3, 1947, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Megalagrion xanthomelas. BPBM 24589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37525871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/24589.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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