Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00453
Blackburnia bryophila
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About Blackburnia bryophila
Blackburnia bryophila occurred in a sifted Namolokama sample at 1,305 m on 23 May 2005.
Natural history and identification
Blackburnia bryophila occurred in a sifted Namolokama sample at 1,305 m on 23 May 2005. The sample also contained other ground-beetle species. This provides a dated montane occurrence. Makauwahi remains extend its known record into prehistoric lowlands.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Makauwahi Cave study identifies extant Blackburnia bryophila from Kauaʻi.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Blackburnia bryophila
- Family
- Carabidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Blackburnia bryophila occurred in a sifted Namolokama sample at 1,305 m on 23 May 2005.