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Sticta in life — In life — Moon Lichens, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marley Ford

BISH 712498Botany

Sticta

Moon Lichens

As recorded: Sticta (Schreb.) Ach., 1803

Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Lobariaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 11584
Date: July 18, 1934
Locality: Mangaoa
Island: Rapa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 400 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

75 Bishop specimens of Sticta · collected 1909–2025Species page ›

Sticta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49,114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Sticta observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, CA

(c) pes_c515, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sticta observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Rua do Cimo, França, Norte, PT

(c) Zachary Lussier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sticta observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Tomich, Cannich, Beauly IV4 7LY, UK

(c) Garan Jenkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sticta observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Tomich, Cannich, Beauly IV4 7LY, UK

(c) Garan Jenkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sticta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

19220 Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, France

(c) Thomas Bitsch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sticta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Naka Ck Falls, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sticta. BISH 712498. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504562. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/712498.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956504562 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026