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Blackburnia in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Don Loarie
BPBM 2005008217Entomology

Blackburnia

As recorded: Blackburnia Sharp, 1878

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Carabidae

Collected by
Zimmerman, E.C.
Date
April 28, 1938
Locality
Koolau Mts.; Schofield Waikane Trail
Region
State of Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Liebherr & ZimmermanJ.K. Liebherr →Elwood Curtin Zimmerman →
Record type
Preserved specimen
340 Bishop specimens of Blackburnia · collected 1892–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 28, 1938, Zimmerman, E.C. also collected 13 other specimens.

Blackburnia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Blackburnia. BPBM 2005008217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35516329. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005008217.

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