Pachymenia lusoria
Photo: (c) Clinton Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Clinton Duffy (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1937
First collected
1946
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1937 by Lindauer, V.W. (Bay of Islands). The Museum last collected it in 1946; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 23, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
35 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-23
Maukatia Bay, Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand
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2026-08-23
Maukatia Bay, Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-02-10
Waimauku 0881, New Zealand
(c) Angus Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-05
Moureeses Bay, Northland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2025-08-12
NZ
(c) Tim Park, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-15
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) plants_and_pottery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-03
Northland, New Zealand
(c) Zachary Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-01
Rings Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
(c) Clinton Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)