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Toxorhynchites brevipalpis
Southern African Elephant Mosquito
As recorded: Toxorhynchites brevipalpis Theobald, 1901
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Culicidae
- Locality
- Honolulu, Board of Health Lab
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Toxorhynchites brevipalpis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-05.
2025-11-05
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) kidneymoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-11
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Heather Dawnstar Sabin, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-25
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-24
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-23
Allerton & McBryde Gardens, Koloa, HI, US
(c) Steve K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Toxorhynchites brevipalpis. BPBM 2005027585. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39355276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005027585.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39355276 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026