Amauropelta noveboracensis
New York fern
Photo: (c) ulsterbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) (iNaturalist)
12
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1873
First collected
1978
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1873 by Fowler, J. (Bass River, Kent County.). The Museum last collected it in 1978; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 26, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
22,892 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-26
Cross County Trail, McLean, VA, US
(c) Azaria Panni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Montclair, NJ, US
(c) mesaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Lenape Trail, Montclair, NJ, US
(c) krincon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Montclair, NJ, US
(c) Ramiyah Lugo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Sycamore Mills Rd, Media, PA, US
(c) Jason Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, US-NC, US
(c) sudorob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Auchinburn Forest (private), Hamilton, ON, Canada
(c) Marcus Buck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Northwest River Park & Campground, Chesapeake, VA, US
(c) kjsytsma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)