Biology:Megalagrion molokaiense

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Short description: Species of damselfly


Megalagrion molokaiense

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Megalagrion
Species:
M. molokaiense
Binomial name
Megalagrion molokaiense
(Perkins, 1899)

Megalagrion molokaiense, common name Molokai damselfly,[2][unreliable source?] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to Hawaii. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1] It is thought that it breeds on dripping wet embankments or in small streams in habitats that lack gambusia.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1306959 entry