Giant Hawaiian Darner

: "This article is about an insect. For the Pinao people, see Pijao."

Taxobox
name = Giant Hawaiian Darner
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Odonata
subordo = Anisoptera
familia = Aeshnidae
genus = "Anax"
species = "A. strenuus"
binomial = "Anax strenuus"
binomial_authority = Hagen, 1867

The Giant Hawaiian Darner, also known as the Giant Hawaiian Dragonfly or Pinao ("Anax strenuus") is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly common at higher elevation.

This species is one of the largest of all modern dragonflies, reaching a wingspan of 7.5 in (19 cm).

External links

* [http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/waipiostudy/students/meet_the_critters/insects/native/Anax_strenuus.htm Anax strenuus] at the Bishop Museum