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Megalagrion xanthomelas

Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly

Endemic to HawaiʻiIUCN: endangeredcritically imperiled

Photo: (c) Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana-Terry Hibbitts (iNaturalist)

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1892

First collected

1995

Last collected

2022

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1890s1990s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1892 by Perkins, R.C.L. (Oahu). The Museum last collected it in 1995; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 25, 2022.

Alive today

4 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.