
Trapezia flavopunctata
Yellow-spotted Guard Crab
As recorded: Trapezia flavopunctata Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Trapeziidae
- Collected by
- J. Park
- Locality
- Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- J. Park
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Trapezia flavopunctata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 155 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

2026-09-17
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Honolua Bay, Hawaii 96761, USA
(c) Alexandra Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Abel Dupré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Baie Nuarei, French Polynesia, PF
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Trapezia flavopunctata. BPBM 20253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979275837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/20253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979275837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
