Bringing Back the Orangeblack

A SCARCITY IN SUITABLE "REAL ESTATE" HAS IMPACTED YET ANOTHER HAWAI'I RESIDENT: PINAPINAO MA'ALAEA, HAWAI'I'S ENDEMIC ORANGEBLACK DAMSELFLY.

THIS UNIQUE ARTHROPOD WAS ADDED THIS FALL TO THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE'S GROWING LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IN HAWAI'I. THE ELEVATED LEGAL STATUS WILL BOLSTER EFFORTS FROM THE ARMY AND OTHER CONSERVATION PARTNERS AS THEY SEEK TO FIND SUITABLE O'AHU HABITAT TO SUPPORT WILD ORANGEBLACK POPULATIONS.