Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00256
Megalagrion orobates
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About Megalagrion orobates
Megalagrion orobates has leaf-like larval gills and is classified as a standing-water breeder.
Immature habitat and life history
Megalagrion orobates has leaf-like larval gills and is classified as a standing-water breeder. Kauaʻi stream-survey and specimen records establish island occurrence, but a drainage-level record is less specific than a confirmed larval microhabitat. Its life cycle includes an immature stage associated with water and a winged adult stage. Identification and interpretation of habitat should keep those stages separate rather than infer larval biology from an adult photograph.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Modern specimen and survey records document Megalagrion orobates on Kauaʻi.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Megalagrion orobates
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Order
- Odonata
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Megalagrion orobates has leaf-like larval gills and is classified as a standing-water breeder.