Galapagos Species Database
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Ischnura hastata
Damselfly
Ischnura hastata is the only damselfly found at the Galapagos. Found on Littoral saline meadows to pampa zones, around permanent wet spots and pools; Adults of the species have been observed in the archipelago in January-May, December. (Peck, 1992).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Suborder
Zygoptera
Superfamily
Coenagrionoidea
Family
Coenagrionidae
Genus
Ischnura
Species
hastata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ischnura hastatum (Say, 1839);
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Santiago, Santa Cruz, San Cristobal.
- Peck, S.B. (1992) The dragonflies and damselflies of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Insecta: Odonata). Psyche 99(4): 309-321.
- Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
- Cordero-Rivera, A. Rivas-Torres, A., Encalada, A. C., & Lorenzo-Carballa, M. O. (2023) Sexual conflict and the evolution of monandry: The case of the damselfly Ischnura hastata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in the Galápagos Islands. Ecological Entomology, 48(3), 336-346
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ischnura hastata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13226. Accessed 7 August 2025.