Machaerota elegans
As recorded: Machaerota elegans Maa, 1963
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Machaerotidae
- Collected by
- Tsing-Chao Maa
- Date
- April 5, 1958
- Region
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Elevation
- 450 m
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1958, Tsing-Chao Maa also collected 8 other specimens.
Machaerota elegans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-08-28.
2021-08-28
Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2015-03-16
Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand
(c) Les Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerota elegans. BPBM GBIF 5858571003. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5858571003. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/gbif-5858571003.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5858571003 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date could not be read