Giant Hawaiian darner

Giant Hawaiian darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Anax
Species:	A. strenuus
Binomial name
	Anax strenuus; Hagen, 1867

The giant Hawaiian darner or naw, also known as the giant Hawaiian dragonfly or pinao (Anax strenuus), is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is one of two species of dragonfly that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.^[1] It is particularly common at higher elevations.^[2]

This species is one of the largest of all modern dragonflies, reaching a wingspan of 152 mm.

References

^ Howarth, Francis G.; Mull, William P. (1992). Hawaiian insects and their kin. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1469-4.
^ "Anax strenuus". Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

[1] Howarth, Francis G.; Mull, William P. (1992). Hawaiian insects and their kin. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1469-4.

[BPBM-2] "Anax strenuus". Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

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