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Helix aspersa
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Helicidae
- Collected by
- Elmo Kahalekai; Hawaii Plant QuarantineElmo Kahalekai →Honolulu Plant Quarantine →
- Date
- 1991
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Helix aspersa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-29.

2026-06-29
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) purplepuma301, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
White Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) pleinjayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Kula, HI, USA
(c) Monte Tudor-Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
Leihulu Pl, Kula, HI, US
(c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) hummiejo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-30
Makawao Ave./Mahola St., Makawao, HI 96768, USA
(c) Christine Blackburn, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Helix aspersa. BPBM 209866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/209866.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
