Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00113
Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion pacificum
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About Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly
Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion pacificum) belongs to Coenagrionidae in the order Odonata. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Natural history and identification
The Pacific Hawaiian damselfly has red-and-black males and females with pale green markings and a mostly dark abdomen. Breeding habitat includes seep-fed pools alongside streams. Habitat modification and introduced aquatic predators are central conservation concerns. Its former range must be distinguished from the small number of surviving populations; a historical Kauaʻi record should not be presented as proof of present-day occupancy.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Historic / extirpated on Kauaʻi. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Historic / extirpated on Kauaʻi”. Its cited evidence source is Hawaiʻi DLNR / USFWS. Historically widespread; DLNR states it later disappeared from Kauaʻi.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Megalagrion pacificum
- Common names
- Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly
- Hawaiian names
- pinapinao
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Order
- Odonata
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historic / extirpated on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Endangered (U.S. ESA)
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion pacificum) belongs to Coenagrionidae in the order Odonata. Its recorded origin status is endemic.