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Charonia
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Charoniidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1927
- Locality
- Japan; Akiya; Miura Peninsula
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Charonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Esperance, AU-WA, AU
(c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Sèche croissant, Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Huelva, ES-AN, ES
(c) Jmro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, NZ
no rights reserved

2026-10-11
Bombo, NSW, AU
(c) Dawn Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charonia. BPBM 234004. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35929043. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234004.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35929043 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
