Megalagrion blackburni
Blackburn's Hawaiian Damselfly
As recorded: Megalagrion blackburni McLachlan, 1883
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O.H.
- Date
- October 1, 1929
- Locality
- Upper Hamakua Ditch
- Identified by
- Hilton, D.F.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1929, Swezey, O.H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Megalagrion blackburni observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 2637. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37523000. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2637.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37523000 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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