Megalagrion pacificum
| Megalagrion pacificum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Megalagrion |
| Species: | M. pacificum
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalagrion pacificum (McLachlan, 1883)
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Megalagrion pacificum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to rivers and freshwater marshes in Hawaiʻi, especially the island of Molokaʻi. It is threatened by habitat loss. This insect was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.[2]
Both male and female are black in color, the male with red areas on the body and the female with green. They are 34 to 37 millimeters in length.[2]
References[]
- ^ Polhemus, D.A. (2020). "Megalagrion pacificum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T12959A510946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12959A510946.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b USFWS. Listing the Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly and Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly As Endangered Throughout Their Ranges. Federal Register June 24, 2010.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Coenagrionidae
- Insects of Hawaii
- Endemic fauna of Hawaii
- Insects described in 1883
- ESA endangered species
- Coenagrionidae stubs