
Diachus auratus
Bronze Leaf Beetle
As recorded: Diachus auratus (Fabricius, 1801)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Chrysomelidae
- Collected by
- Bryant, O.
- Date
- March 18, 1932
- Locality
- East Maui Mts.; Olinda
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1932, Bryant, O. also collected 4 other specimens.
Diachus auratus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-18.

2024-08-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
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2024-02-06
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2022-10-03
Honua 'Ula Forest Reserve, Kona, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diachus auratus. BPBM 2004005001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36382989. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2004005001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36382989 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
