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Orthostichella versicolor

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1957

First collected

1967

Last collected

2025

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1950s1960s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1957 by Balazs, D.; Pocs, T. (Mt. Cameroun, south slope, ramicolous). The Museum last collected it in 1967; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as December 28, 2025.

From the collection

Orthostichella versicolor, 473895Orthostichella versicolor, 473896

Alive today

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