Yellow-legged Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum Insects of the Great Lakes Region . Gary A. Dunn. 324 pp, Softcover. A Field Identification Guide by Dan Polhemus and Adam Asquith. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook, published by Bishop Museum.
Damselflies are one of the largest and most colorful groups of native Hawaiian insects.
This practical field guide, designed to appeal to both scientists and the general public, provides all of the information needed to observe and identify the 26 species and subspecies of damselflies occuring in Hawaii. Introductory sections contain discussions of damselfy anatomy, behavior, ecology and evolution, along with much additional information on the basic limnology of the Hawaiian Islands. For precise species identification, the main text includes detailed treatments of each species accompanied by color photographs, distribution maps, and silhouettes showing species size. A glossary of scientific terms is included and an appendix containing more technical keys is provided for readers with scientific backgrounds and access to a microscope. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook.