BPBM 36349Entomology

Hyposmocoma

Fancy Case Caterpillars

As recorded: Hyposmocoma Butler, 1881

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Cosmopterigidae

Collected by: S. Conant
Date: June 1, 1980
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1980, S. Conant also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hyposmocoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. 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 36349. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37257051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36349.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37257051 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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