Megalagrion pacificum

Megalagrion pacificum
Pacific Hawaiian damselfly
Megalagrion pacificum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Megalagrion
Species:
M. pacificum
Binomial name
Megalagrion pacificum
(McLachlan, 1883)

The Pacific Hawaiian damselfly, Megalagrion pacificum, is a species of damselfly that is native to Hawaiian streams and wetlands at low elevations. They are predaceous and territorial narrow-winged damselflies that can be identified by their abdominal markings. In the last century, the populations of Pacific Hawaiian damselflies have decreased due to invasive species, habitat loss, climate change, stream alteration, and urban development. The species was listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act on July 26, 2010.[2]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-25.