
Philodoria pipturiella
As recorded: Philodoria pipturiella Swezey, 1923
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Gracillariidae
- Collected by
- O. H. Swezey
- Date
- March 15, 1914
- Locality
- Tantalus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 15, 1914, O. H. Swezey also collected 8 other specimens.
Philodoria pipturiella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-04.

2026-04-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-23
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2022-11-06
Oʻahu, Mililani, HI, US
(c) Alexander Moerman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Philodoria pipturiella. BPBM 34274. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38011044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/34274.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38011044 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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