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Cheilea equestris
Hipponicidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- Th.#: 401,d
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Itoman
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cheilea equestris observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

2026-09-24
QJM4+WV2, Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago
(c) Ivan Hinkson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-05-22
Bonaire, Kralendijk, Bonaire, BQ
(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-22
Bonaire, BQ
(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-21
Bonaire, Bonaire, BQ
(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-18
BS
(c) Bennett Susman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-09
Saint George Basseterre Parish, St Kitts & Nevis
(c) Cheng-wei, Liu (Jack), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheilea equestris. BPBM 254585. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254585.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
