Thais melones
Gourd Rock
10
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1930
First collected
1964
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1930 by Ex Rev. A.H. Cooke H.C. Higgins; J.S. Emerson (Panama). The Museum last collected it in 1964; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 11, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
354 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-11
Garabito, CR-PU, CR
(c) EntomologyWest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Rabida, Galapagos, EC
(c) Deborah E Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Mariato District, Veraguas Province, Panama
(c) loes roos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Nicoya, CR-GU, CR
(c) Sónika Leconte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
La Cruz, CR-GU, CR
(c) Darren Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Puntarenas, CR
(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-30
VF8V+R73, Guanacaste Province, Sámara, Costa Rica
(c) a6475, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-23
Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, CR
(c) mbulaon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)