Eriocapitella japonica
Japanese Thimbleweed
Photo: (c) profedelnorte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by profedelnorte (iNaturalist)
9
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1908
First collected
1976
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1908 (Tse'kan). The Museum last collected it in 1976; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 22, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
347 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Pahoa
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Anne B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pahoa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) alex_tran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)