Modulus tectum

Modulidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Sta. 300; Near mouth of Kalamaula Stream
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

113 Bishop specimens of Modulus tectum · collected 1902–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Modulus tectum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Diamond Head Rd + Diamond Head Lighthouse, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

(c) alflo00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07

ʻŌhua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Modulus tectum. BPBM 203308. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203308.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026