Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00460
Blackburnia mothra
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About Blackburnia mothra
Blackburnia mothra is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including head, pronotum, and wing-cover remains.
Subfossil evidence
Blackburnia mothra is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including head, pronotum, and wing-cover remains.
Evidence limits
The preserved material supports an anatomical account. Diet, behavior, live coloration, and breeding season are not documented here; the deposit is not evidence of a living cave population.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Historic / extinct. Described from late-Holocene prehistoric Makauwahi Cave subfossils.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Blackburnia mothra
- Family
- Carabidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historic / extinct
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Extinct
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Blackburnia mothra is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including head, pronotum, and wing-cover remains.