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Moranila californica
As recorded: Moranila californica (Howard, 1881)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Pteromalidae
- Collected by
- Koebele
- Identified by
- Timberlake
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Moranila californica observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-08.

2024-03-08
Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) C_J_W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-11
North Shore, Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) C_J_W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-10-20
Auckland 1072
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-10-10
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, United States
(c) johnmcla81, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-12-31
University of Auckland Tamaki Campus, suburb of Saint Johns, Auckland
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Moranila californica. BPBM 78673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37619912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/78673.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37619912 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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