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Scagelia americana

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1940

First collected

1971

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1940s1970s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1940 by O'Neal, O.R. (Charleston). The Museum last collected it in 1971; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as April 5, 2026.

From the collection

Scagelia americana, 526815Scagelia americana, 526835Scagelia americana, 727647

Alive today

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