BPBM 34147Entomology

Philodoria basalis

As recorded: Philodoria basalis Walsingham, 1907

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Gracillariidae

Collected by: O. H. Swezey
Date: September 22, 1918
Locality: Kaiwiki
Identified by: O. H. Swezey
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Philodoria basalis · collected 1918–1919Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 22, 1918, O. H. Swezey also collected 24+ other specimens.

Philodoria basalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-02.

2025-08-02

Thurston Lava Tube Loop, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-12

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-06-29

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Philodoria basalis. BPBM 34147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38011238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/34147.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38011238 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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