Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00357
Orchidophilus peregrinator
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About Orchidophilus peregrinator
Orchidophilus peregrinator belongs to Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.
Documented species detail
Described from orchid-house and intercepted orchid specimens.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2026 catalog distribution Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi; associated with cultivated orchids.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Orchidophilus peregrinator
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Orchidophilus peregrinator belongs to Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.