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Location of Hawaii. An estimated 1,150 species of Lepidoptera, the order comprising butterflies and moths, have been recorded in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Of these, 948 are endemic and 199 are nonindigenous species. [1] This page provides a link to either individual species or genera.
Pages in category "Insects of Hawaii" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. ... Monarch butterfly; N. Nihoa conehead katydid; Nysius aa; O.
The Lepidoptera of Midway Atoll consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the islands of Midway Atoll.Midway Atoll is part of a chain of volcanic islands, atolls, and seamounts extending from Hawai'i up to the tip of the Aleutian Islands.
Today, many of Hawaii's remaining endemic species of plants and animals are considered endangered. Hawaii has more endangered species and has lost a higher percentage of its endemic species than any other U.S. state. [7] The endemic plant Brighamia now requires hand pollination because its natural pollinator is presumed to be extinct. [8]
The Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) is one of the two species of butterfly endemic to Hawaii, the other is Udara blackburni. [1] The Hawaiian name is pulelehua.This is today a catch-all native term for all butterflies; its origin seems to be pulelo "to float" or "to undulate in the air" + lehua, "reddish", or "rainbow colored", probably due to the predominant color of the Metrosideros ...
Udara blackburni, the Koa butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It is also known as Blackburn's butterfly, Blackburn's bluet, Hawaiian blue or green Hawaiian blue. The wingspan is 22–29 mm.
List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii; K. List of butterflies of Kiribati; L. ... List of butterflies of Norfolk Island; List of butterflies of the Northern Mariana Islands; P.
Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly [9] Land mammal: ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus: Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat [10] Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauaua [a] Neomonachus schauinslandi: Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal [11] Marine mammal Koholā [a] Megaptera novaeangliae: Also known as the humpback whale [12] Microbe: Koʻohonua ...