BPBM 36337Entomology

Hyposmocoma

Fancy Case Caterpillars

As recorded: Hyposmocoma Butler, 1881

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Cosmopterigidae

Collected by: J. Strazanac
Date: June 25, 1990
Locality: Miller Valley, above campsite
Record type: Preserved specimen

76 Bishop specimens of Hyposmocoma · collected 1923–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 25, 1990, J. Strazanac also collected 20 other specimens.

Hyposmocoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1990. 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)

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

Cite this specimen

Hyposmocoma. BPBM 36337. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37257332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36337.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37257332 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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