Hyposmocoma
Fancy Case Caterpillars
As recorded: Hyposmocoma Butler, 1881
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Cosmopterigidae
- Collected by
- S. Conant
- Date
- February 1, 1981
- Locality
- Miller Valley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1981, S. Conant also collected 4 other specimens.
Hyposmocoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 36345. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37258639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36345.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37258639 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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