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Pteropurpura adunca

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1923

First collected

1952

Last collected

2023

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1920s1950s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by D. B. Langford; Thaanum (Japan; Tomiura; Boshu). The Museum last collected it in 1952; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 3, 2023.

From the collection

Pteropurpura adunca, 235754Pteropurpura adunca, 235752Pteropurpura adunca, 234950Pteropurpura adunca, 234951Pteropurpura adunca, 234953Pteropurpura adunca, 234954Pteropurpura adunca, 235751Pteropurpura adunca, 235755Pteropurpura adunca, 234952Pteropurpura adunca, 235753Pteropurpura adunca, 235750

Alive today

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