
Pythia scarabaeus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie
- Date
- May 3, 1998
- Locality
- Samoa; Tau; East coast
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- Manua District, American Samoa
- Identified by
- Robert H. Cowie
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1998, Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie also collected 18 other specimens.
Pythia scarabaeus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Cape Tribulation, QLD, AU
(c) zcb0926, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-26
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-15
Cape Tribulation, QLD, AU
(c) flari0n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-06
Yigo, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-01
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) roxham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pythia scarabaeus. BPBM 262754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38372899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/262754.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38372899 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
