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Blackburnia
As recorded: Blackburnia Sharp, 1878
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Carabidae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O.H.
- Date
- November 23, 1919
- Locality
- Koolau Mts.; Konahuanui
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Liebherr & ZimmermanJ.K. Liebherr →Elwood Curtin Zimmerman →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 23, 1919, Swezey, O.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Blackburnia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.

2026-09-15
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-08-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-31
Island of Hawaiʻi, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Christie Ritter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Blackburnia. BPBM 2005008169. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35516343. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005008169.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35516343 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
