Megalagrion xanthomelas

Megalagrion xanthomelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Megalagrion
Species: M. xanthomelas
Binomial name
Megalagrion xanthomelas
(Selys, 1876)

Megalagrion xanthomelas (orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae that is endemic to Hawaii.[2] Its natural habitats are rivers and shrub-dominated wetlands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Odonata Specialist Group 1996. Megalagrion xanthomelas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
  2. "Damselflies: orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas)". Red List of Aquatic Invertebrates. The Xerces Society. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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