
Lacmellea panamensis
Photo: (c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Geoff Shuetrim (iNaturalist)
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1937
First collected
1973
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1937 by Zetek (Barro Colorado Island). The Museum last collected it in 1973; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 15, 2026.
Alive today
8 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-08-15
La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-08
Provincia de Puntarenas, Osa, Costa Rica
(c) Fondo de Biodiversidad Sostenible, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-28
Osa, CR-PU, CR
(c) aztpp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-14
j5
(c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-27
(c) Marvin López M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-03-19
La Chorrera, Panamá
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-28
Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, Golfito, Puntarenas, CR
(c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-01-05
Corcovado, CR-PU-OS, CR-PU, CR
(c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY)
