Hyposmocoma
Fancy Case Caterpillars
As recorded: Hyposmocoma Butler, 1881
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Cosmopterigidae
- Collected by
- E. H. Bryan, Jr.
- Date
- June 19, 1923
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1923, E. H. Bryan, Jr. also collected 11 other specimens.
Hyposmocoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-24
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) laurenroux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-20
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-20
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hyposmocoma. BPBM 36320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37257897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37257897 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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