Oliarus polyphemus
Hawaiian Cave Planthopper
As recorded: Oliarus polyphemus Fennah, 1973
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Cixiidae
- Collected by
- Francis G. Howarth
- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,140 m
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Oliarus polyphemus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-21.
2025-10-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-18
United States
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) tags_works, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2023-08-26
United States
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-08-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oliarus polyphemus. BPBM GBIF 5858513078. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5858513078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/gbif-5858513078.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5858513078 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026