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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1909

First collected

1954

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Two centuries of collecting

1900s1950s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1909 by Lyon, H.L. (Maui). The Museum last collected it in 1954; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as May 24, 2026.

Alive today

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