What is the common name for this?

[blesi varney]

I took this photo at 5 Graves (Maui). Pauline Severns said it was a type of a sap sucking slug called Cyerce Elegans but does anybody know what the common name would be?

Here is another shot. It was about 1 and 1/2 inches long and the size of a half dollar.

Thanks in advance.

 

[kidspot]

No clue, but that is one wierd/cool/beautiful/ugly/strange looking critter. Nice shot of it too...

If nothing else maybe you can give it a common name eh?

 

[KrisB]

Given the latin name, perhaps Elegant Sap-Sucking Slug?

Very nice photo... and an interesting find, too!

 

[crab lover]

Neat!!! I want to see one now!!!

 

[bobmaggi]

WOW!! Blesi, you are so good at finding things! Take care and tell Brad HI from me and Bob! Maggi

 

[friscuba]

That's really cool. Hard to tell it's even a slug.

 

[justleesa]

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Moved to the Name That Critter forum where the SB critter experts are more likely to find it

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Very cool find Blesi!!

 

[Rick Murchison]

The 'official' common name is the "Scalloped Cyerce."
Locals often have names that differ from the 'official' ones, however...
Rick

 

[blesi varney]

Thanks you guys. I thought it was a very cool find, too. I actually came upon it accidentally. I was watching a spotted eagle ray turning over some rocks to feed on shellfish under the rocks. Of course, I don't have a picture of the spotted eagle ray because I had my 60mm lens on. When it left, I went over to the rocks to check out what it was eating and found these. There must have been about 5 of them that I could see.

Uncle Ricky, thank you. That's a perfect "official" common name for it..

 

[kidspot]

So ... what's the Hawaiian name for it?