Nysius wekiuicola
Mauna Kea Wēkiu Bug
As recorded: Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gagne, 1983
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Lygaeidae
- Collected by
- D.J. Preston & P. OboyskiP.T. Oboyski →David J. Preston →
- Date
- May 16, 1997
- Locality
- Hau Oki
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 1997, D.J. Preston & P. Oboyski also collected 3 other specimens.
Nysius wekiuicola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-31.
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nysius wekiuicola. BPBM 200483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37714853. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/200483.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37714853 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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