Megalagrion nesiotes

Megalagrion nesiotes is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Its common name is flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly. It is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is known from only one location on the island of Maui. It is extirpated from the island of Hawaii. This insect was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.[2]

Megalagrion nesiotes

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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M. nesiotes
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Megalagrion nesiotes
(Perkins, 1899)

There is only one population of this insect. Its habitat is montane wet forests.[1]

The male of the species is blue and black in color. The resemblance of its cerci to those of the earwig give the damselfly its common name. The female is brown. Male and female both measure roughly 5 centimeters in length.[2]

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