Nysius wekiuicola
Mauna Kea Wēkiu Bug
As recorded: Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gagne, 1983
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Lygaeidae
- Collected by
- S. L. Montgomery
- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, Pohakuloa
- Identified by
- Ashlock & GagneP.D. Ashlock →Gagne →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1979, S. L. Montgomery also collected 8 other specimens.
Nysius wekiuicola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-31.
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nysius wekiuicola. BPBM 9170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37715765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/9170.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37715765 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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