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Plagithmysus concolor

Endemic to Hawaiʻi

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173

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1895

First collected

1974

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1890s1970s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1895 by Perkins, R.C.L. (Halemanu). The Museum last collected it in 1974; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 5, 2026.

Alive today

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