Melampus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- Yoshio Kondo; Yoshio Kondo
- Collector number
- FNB#: 1953-64
- Date
- May 3, 1953
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains; Kaalaea (near Kahulu, Koolau)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1953, Yoshio Kondo; Yoshio Kondo also collected 1 other specimen.
Melampus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 87 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melampus. BPBM 206252. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/206252.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



