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Curinus coeruleus
Metallic Blue Lady Beetle
As recorded: Curinus coeruleus (Mulsant, 1850)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Coccinellidae
- Collected by
- Miller, S.E.
- Date
- September 1988
- Locality
- National Tropical Botanical Garden
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Curinus coeruleus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 365 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Wailea Alanui Dr, Kihei, HI, US
(c) ceboul_a, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Kamehameha Hwy + Puula Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-24
Kaiau Place, Kihei, Hawaii, US
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Andrew Z., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Curinus coeruleus. BPBM 2005003680. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36219036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005003680.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36219036 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
