Nesogonia blackburni

Classification note

The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.

Natural history and identification

Nesogonia blackburni is an endemic Hawaiian dragonfly. The state wildlife assessment regards it as relatively uncommon compared with most native dragonflies. Like other dragonflies it has an aquatic immature stage and a flying, predatory adult, so an adult near a stream is not itself proof of breeding at that spot. Kauaʻi stream surveys document its presence, while the statewide assessment supplies a broader conservation context rather than a local abundance estimate.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Native Hawaiian dragonfly documented in Kauaʻi stream surveys.

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

Nesogonia blackburni

Family

Libellulidae

Order

Odonata

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Nesogonia blackburni is an endemic Hawaiian dragonfly.

Sources and further reading

• Kauaʻi aquatic insect survey
• Natural history and identification — species source