Cavaticovelia aaa
lava tube crawler
As recorded: Cavaticovelia aaa (Gagné & Howarth, 1975)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Mesoveliidae
- Collected by
- F. G. Howarth & W. C. GagneWayne C. Gagne →Francis G. Howarth →
- Date
- December 6, 1972
- Locality
- Mountain View, Kazumura Cave
- Identified by
- W.C. Gagne & F.G. HowarthWayne C. Gagne →Francis G. Howarth →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 6, 1972, F. G. Howarth & W. C. Gagne also collected 5 other specimens.
Cavaticovelia aaa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-23.
2023-07-23
United States
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
United States
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2023-07-23
United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cavaticovelia aaa. BPBM 11384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35843694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/11384.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35843694 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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