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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 ...
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.
Endemic moths of Hawaii (2 C, 900 P) Pages in category "Insects of Hawaii" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
State State insect Binomial name Image Year Alabama: Monarch butterfly (state insect) Danaus plexippus: 1989 [1] Queen Honey bee (state agricultural insect) Apis mellifera: 2005 [2] Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly and mascot) Papilio glaucus: 1989 [3] Alaska: Four-spotted skimmer dragonfly: Libellula quadrimaculata: 1995 [4] Arizona ...
Map of the state of Hawaii and the rest of the United States of America. ... Popular name "The Aloha State" — [4] Species. Type ... Insect: Pulelehua Vanessa ...
Primary source for this list is Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database [1] unless otherwise stated. Common coquí; American bullfrog; Cane toad; Green and black poison dart frog; Greenhouse frog; Japanese wrinkled frog
It was listed as an endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 2000, making it the first Hawaiian insect to receive such a status. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] NatureServe considers the insect to be Critically Imperiled .
This species is one the world's largest living dragonflies and the largest in the United States. [3] It typically has a wingspan of 127–143 mm (5.0–5.6 in), [ 4 ] but has been verified to reach up to 152 mm (6.0 in); [ 5 ] reports of considerably greater sizes are unverified and highly questionable. [ 6 ]