BPBM 34149Entomology

Philodoria basalis

As recorded: Philodoria basalis Walsingham, 1907

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Gracillariidae

Collected by: O. H. Swezey
Date: August 8, 1919
Locality: South Kona
Identified by: O. H. Swezey
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 8, 1919, O. H. Swezey also collected 23 other specimens.

Philodoria basalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1919. 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 34149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38011276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/34149.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38011276 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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