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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 2005017083Entomology

Blackburnia

As recorded: Blackburnia Sharp, 1878

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Carabidae

Collected by
Zimmerman, E.C.
Date
April 26, 1935
Locality
Koolau Mts.; Halawa 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 26, 1935, Zimmerman, E.C. also collected 3 other specimens.

Blackburnia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 2005017083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35535836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005017083.

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