A simplified editorial illustration of a rare moth caterpillar and a Hawaiian damselfly in green forest habitats.

هَاوَايْ تُعْلِنُ العُثُورَ عَلَى نَوْعَيْنِ نَادِرَيْنِ مِنَ الحَشَرَاتِ

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أَعْلَنَتْ سُلُطَاتُ هَاوَايْ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ عَنْ عُثُورِهَا عَلَى نَوْعَيْنِ نَادِرَيْنِ مِنَ الحَشَرَاتِ. وَيَعِيشُ النَّوْعَانِ فِي هَاوَايْ، وَهُمَا مُهَدَّدَانِ بِالِانْقِرَاضِ.

فِي مَايُو وَيُونْيُو ٢٠٢٦، وَجَدَ الفَرِيقُ يَرَقَاتِ عُثَّةِ بْلَاكْبِيرْنَ فِي لَانَايْ وَمُولُوكَايْ. وَهٰذِهِ أَوَّلُ يَرَقَاتٍ مُؤَكَّدَةٍ فِي مُولُوكَايْ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينِيَّاتِ القَرْنِ المَاضِي.

وَفِي أُكْتُوبَرَ ٢٠٢٥، صَوَّرَ مُوَظَّفٌ يَعْسُوبًا هَاوَايِيًّا صَغِيرًا فِي غَابَةِ وَايَاكِيَا. وَكَانَ هٰذَا أَوَّلَ رَصْدٍ مُؤَكَّدٍ لِلنَّوْعِ فِي جَزِيرَةِ هَاوَايْ مُنْذُ عَامِ ١٩٢٣. وَقَالَ الخُبَرَاءُ إِنَّ النَّتَائِجَ تُعْطِي أَمَلًا لِحِمَايَةِ النَّوْعَيْنِ.

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Hawaii Announces Rediscovery of Two Rare Insect Species

Hawaii authorities announced on Friday that two rare insect species had been found. Both species live in Hawaii and are endangered.

In May and June 2026, the team found Blackburn’s sphinx moth caterpillars on Lanai and Molokai. These were the first confirmed caterpillars on Molokai since the 1940s.

In October 2025, an employee photographed a small Hawaiian damselfly in the Waiakea Forest Reserve. This was the species’ first confirmed sighting on Hawaii Island since 1923. Experts said the findings offer hope for protecting both species.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
سُلُطَاتٌ plural noun authorities
نَوْعٌ noun species; type
نَادِرٌ adjective rare
مُهَدَّدٌ بِالِانْقِرَاضِ adjective phrase endangered
يَرَقَةٌ noun larva; caterpillar
عُثَّةٌ noun moth
يَعْسُوبٌ noun dragonfly; damselfly
رَصْدٌ noun sighting; observation
حِمَايَةٌ noun protection

Sources

  1. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: Hawaiian Insect Discoveries Bring Hope for Rare Species
  2. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth
  3. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: Pinapinao (Damselflies)
  4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)

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