A living guide to Kauaʻi

Insects, Spiders & Relatives of Kauaʻi

Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.

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  Dioxyna sororcula

  Dioxyna sororcula

  Dioxyna sororcula is a member of Tephritidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Dioxyna sororcula is an introduced tephritid fly documented from Kauaʻi. Its mottled adult wings are diagnos

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  Common Australian Lady Beetle

  Coelophora inaequalis

  Common Australian Lady Beetle (Coelophora inaequalis) is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced — biocontrol. Common Australian Lady Beetle (Coelophora inaequalis) is an introd

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  Coelophora atrolineata

  Coelophora atrolineata

  Coelophora atrolineata is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced — biocontrol. Coelophora atrolineata is an introduced predatory lady beetle established on Kauaʻi as part of Ha

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  Chinese Grasshopper

  Oxya chinensis

  Chinese Grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) is a member of Acrididae in the order Orthoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Chinese Grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) is an introduced grasshopper long established on Kauaʻi. It fee

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  Steelblue Ladybird

  Halmus chalybeus

  Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced — biocontrol/adventive. Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) is an introduced metallic-blue pre

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  Scymnobius bilucernarius

  Scymnobius bilucernarius

  Scymnobius bilucernarius is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Scymnobius bilucernarius is a small introduced lady beetle documented from the Awaʻawapuhi Trail

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  Anchastus swezeyi

  Anchastus swezeyi

  Anchastus swezeyi is a member of Elateridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Anchastus swezeyi is an adventive click beetle now documented from Kauaʻi, including North Bog. Adult and

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  African Cluster Bug

  Agonoscelis puberula

  African Cluster Bug (Agonoscelis puberula) is a member of Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / invasive. African Cluster Bug (Agonoscelis puberula) is an introduced hairy stink bug docum

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  Megachile policaris

  Megachile policaris

  Megachile policaris is a member of Megachilidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Megachile policaris is an introduced leafcutter bee newly documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻi occurrence

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  Platygaster acciculosis

  Platygaster acciculosis

  Platygaster acciculosis is a member of Platygastridae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Platygaster acciculosis is a minute parasitoid wasp documented from multiple upland Kauaʻi loca

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  Tropical Nut Borer

  Hypothenemus obscurus

  Tropical Nut Borer (Hypothenemus obscurus) is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Tropical Nut Borer (Hypothenemus obscurus) is an introduced scolytine abundant

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  Hypothenemus seriatus

  Hypothenemus seriatus

  Hypothenemus seriatus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Hypothenemus seriatus is an introduced bark/seed beetle established in Kauaʻi coffee landscapes. Ad

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  Hypothenemus birmanus

  Hypothenemus birmanus

  Hypothenemus birmanus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Hypothenemus birmanus is an introduced scolytine established on Kauaʻi. Older literature may use th

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  Hypothenemus eruditus

  Hypothenemus eruditus

  Hypothenemus eruditus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Hypothenemus eruditus is an introduced minute bark beetle established in Kauaʻi coffee landscapes.

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  Hypothenemus brunneus

  Hypothenemus brunneus

  Hypothenemus brunneus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Hypothenemus brunneus is an introduced scolytine documented from Kauaʻi coffee landscapes and appea

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  Ptilopodius pacificus

  Ptilopodius pacificus

  Ptilopodius pacificus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Ptilopodius pacificus is an introduced scolytine documented in Kauaʻi coffee habitat. Exact host/substrate asso

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  Xyleborus affinis

  Xyleborus affinis

  Xyleborus affinis is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Xyleborus affinis is an introduced ambrosia beetle documented on Kauaʻi and capable of using coffee fru

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  Encyrtoscelio mirissimus

  Encyrtoscelio mirissimus

  Encyrtoscelio mirissimus is a member of Scelionidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Encyrtoscelio mirissimus is an introduced scelionid wasp documented from Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi. Females

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  Dichomeris acuminatus

  Dichomeris acuminatus

  Dichomeris acuminatus is a member of Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Dichomeris acuminatus is an introduced gelechiid moth documented from Kauaʻi. Larvae feed on a broad range of le

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  Thyrinteina arnobia

  Thyrinteina arnobia

  Thyrinteina arnobia is a member of Geometridae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Thyrinteina arnobia is a recently introduced geometrid moth now verified from Kauaʻi at Kalalau Beach, where invas

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  Ketapangia leucochorda

  Ketapangia leucochorda

  Ketapangia leucochorda is a member of Gracillariidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Ketapangia leucochorda is an introduced leaf-mining moth now documented from Kauaʻi. Larvae mine sea-almond

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  Argyrogramma verruca

  Argyrogramma verruca

  Argyrogramma verruca is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Argyrogramma verruca is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Poʻipū, Kauaʻi. Its caterpillar and adult requir

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  Subterranean Dart

  Feltia subterranea

  Subterranean Dart (Feltia subterranea) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Subterranean Dart (Feltia subterranea) is an introduced polyphagous cutworm moth verified from Ka

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  Leucania striata

  Leucania striata

  Leucania striata is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Leucania striata is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Kauaʻi since at least 1981. Caterpillar ecology and gras

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  Leucania stenographa

  Leucania stenographa

  Leucania stenographa is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Leucania stenographa is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Kauaʻi. Older Hawaiian literature uses the name

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  Leucania scottii

  Leucania scottii

  Leucania scottii is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Leucania scottii is an introduced noctuid moth historically documented from Kauaʻi. Current island persistence should b

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  Lesser Wax Moth

  Achroia grisella

  Lesser Wax Moth (Achroia grisella) is a member of Pyralidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / hive pest. Lesser Wax Moth (Achroia grisella) is an introduced moth documented from Kauaʻi and assoc

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  Banana Moth

  Opogona sacchari

  Banana Moth (Opogona sacchari) is a member of Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / polyphagous pest. Banana Moth (Opogona sacchari) is an introduced polyphagous tineid documented from Kaua

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  Cryptophlebia ombrodelta

  Cryptophlebia ombrodelta

  Cryptophlebia ombrodelta is a member of Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / polyphagous pest. Cryptophlebia ombrodelta is an introduced polyphagous tortricid documented from Kauaʻi. La

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  Lorita scarificata

  Lorita scarificata

  Lorita scarificata is a member of Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Lorita scarificata is an introduced tortricid moth documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Austin & Ru

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  Usingeriessa onyxalis

  Usingeriessa onyxalis

  Usingeriessa onyxalis is a member of Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Usingeriessa onyxalis is an introduced crambid moth documented from Kīpū, Kauaʻi. Its larvae are thought to be aqu

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  Condica dolorosa

  Condica dolorosa

  Condica dolorosa is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Condica dolorosa is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi since 1978. Caterpillar host plants and c

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  Condica illecta

  Condica illecta

  Condica illecta is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Condica illecta is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Kauaʻi since at least 1961. Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: B

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  Elaphria nucicolora

  Elaphria nucicolora

  Elaphria nucicolora is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Elaphria nucicolora is an introduced noctuid moth documented from Kauaʻi and widely established in Hawaiʻi. Adult an

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  Beet Armyworm

  Spodoptera exigua

  Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is an introduced polyphagous noctuid documented from Kauaʻi. Caterpi

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  Lawn Armyworm

  Spodoptera mauritia

  Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced. Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is an introduced grass-feeding moth established on Kauaʻi since

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  Nothoperissops frenatus

  Nothoperissops frenatus

  Nothoperissops frenatus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Nothoperissops frenatus is an introduced weevil newly confirmed from Kauaʻi. Larvae probably deve

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  Mouralia tinctoides

  Mouralia tinctoides

  Mouralia tinctoides is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Mouralia tinctoides is an introduced noctuid documented historically from Kauaʻi by a 1982 specimen. Ka

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  Bembidion blackburni

  Bembidion blackburni

  Bembidion blackburni is a member of Carabidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian. Bembidion blackburni is a Hawaiian-endemic ground beetle documented from Kauaʻi. Liebherr's 2008 revision move

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  Bembidion munroi

  Bembidion munroi

  Bembidion munroi is a member of Carabidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian. Bembidion munroi is a native Hawaiian ground beetle confirmed on Kauaʻi in high-elevation wet forest. A 2005 Alaka

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  Bembidion spurcum

  Bembidion spurcum

  Bembidion spurcum is a member of Carabidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian. Bembidion spurcum is a Hawaiian-endemic ground beetle documented from Kauaʻi in the modern taxonomic revision of

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  Fruit-tree Pinhole Borer

  Xyleborinus saxesenii

  Fruit-tree Pinhole Borer (Xyleborinus saxesenii) is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Fruit-tree Pinhole Borer (Xyleborinus saxesenii) is an introduced ambros

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  Xyleborus dubiosus

  Xyleborus dubiosus

  Xyleborus dubiosus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian. Xyleborus dubiosus is a native Hawaiian ambrosia beetle newly documented from Kauaʻi in ʻōhiʻa forest trappi

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  Xyleborus oahuensis

  Xyleborus oahuensis

  Xyleborus oahuensis is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian. Xyleborus oahuensis is a native Hawaiian ambrosia beetle newly documented from Kauaʻi in mixed ʻōhiʻa fores

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  Xyleborus ferrugineus

  Xyleborus ferrugineus

  Xyleborus ferrugineus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Xyleborus ferrugineus is an introduced ambrosia beetle documented from Kauaʻi and associated with r

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  Crossotarsus externedentatus

  Crossotarsus externedentatus

  Crossotarsus externedentatus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Crossotarsus externedentatus is an introduced pinhole/ambrosia beetle documented from Kauaʻi

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  Ptycta kauaiensis

  Ptycta kauaiensis

  Ptycta kauaiensis is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta kauaiensis is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻ

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  Ptycta diastema

  Ptycta diastema

  Ptycta diastema is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta diastema is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻi oc

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  Ptycta monticola

  Ptycta monticola

  Ptycta monticola is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta monticola is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻi

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  Ptycta placophora

  Ptycta placophora

  Ptycta placophora is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta placophora is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻ

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  Ptycta telma

  Ptycta telma

  Ptycta telma is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta telma is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻi occurren

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  Ptycta zimmermani

  Ptycta zimmermani

  Ptycta zimmermani is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta zimmermani is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kauaʻ

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  Ptycta vittipennis

  Ptycta vittipennis

  Ptycta vittipennis is a member of Psocidae in the order Psocodea. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is kauaʻi endemic. Ptycta vittipennis is a native barklouse in the endemic Hawaiian Ptycta radiation and is documented from Kauaʻi. Kau

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  Ctenocephalides felis felis

  Ctenocephalides felis felis

  Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) is a member of Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) is a parasitic flea documented from Kauaʻi in

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  Leptopsylla segnis

  Leptopsylla segnis

  Mouse Flea (Leptopsylla segnis) is a member of Leptopsyllidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Mouse Flea (Leptopsylla segnis) is a parasitic flea documented from Kauaʻi in the Bish

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  Echidnophaga gallinacea

  Echidnophaga gallinacea

  Sticktight Flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea) is a member of Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Sticktight Flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea) is a parasitic flea documented from Kau

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  Xenopsylla cheopis

  Xenopsylla cheopis

  Oriental Rat Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is a member of Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Oriental Rat Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is a parasitic flea documented from Kauaʻi in

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  Xenopsylla vexabilis

  Xenopsylla vexabilis

  Hawaiian / Australian Rat Flea (Xenopsylla vexabilis) is a member of Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is polynesian-introduced / adventive. Hawaiian / Australian Rat Flea (Xenopsylla vexabilis) is a

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  Pulex simulans

  Pulex simulans

  False Human Flea (Pulex simulans) is a member of Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Pulex simulans is a flea of dogs and other mammals that was formally recorded from Kauaʻi

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  Oligotoma saundersii

  Oligotoma saundersii

  Saunders' Webspinner (Oligotoma saundersii) is a member of Oligotomidae in the order Embioptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive. Saunders' webspinner is an introduced silk-spinning insect documented across t