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Mesovelia horvathi

2

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1985

First collected

1991

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1980s1990s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1985 by D. A. Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus (Prapat). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as February 21, 2026.

Alive today

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