BPBM 254758Malacology

Deroceras laeve

Meadow Slug

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Agriolimacidae

Collected by: Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. CowieRobert H. Cowie →Rebecca J. Rundell →
Date: November 19, 1998
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Hawaii; Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve; alongside Stainback Highway
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

417 Bishop specimens of Deroceras laeve · collected 1941–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 19, 1998, Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ other specimens.

Deroceras laeve observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-22.

2026-01-22

Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US

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

2025-12-23

Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI, US

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

2025-12-05

Kūhiō Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Wynter Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-28

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

2025-10-12

Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-16

Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Deroceras laeve. BPBM 254758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36368679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254758.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36368679 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026