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  Name Giant Hawaiian Darner
  Regnum Animal ia
  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).


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