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Cephaleuros

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2

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1950

First collected

1977

Last collected

2025

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Where Bishop collected it

2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

1950s1970s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1950 by Rugosa (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1977; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 1, 2025.

From the collection

Cephaleuros, 515892Cephaleuros, 92263

Alive today

3 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.