Trivia insecta
44
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1912
First collected
1936
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
37 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1912 by W.A. & E.L. Bryan (Laysan). The Museum last collected it in 1936; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 1, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
27 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) dianna912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Kahala Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)