Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00416
Drosophila quasianomalipes
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About Drosophila quasianomalipes
Drosophila quasianomalipes and D. anomalipes are closely related Kauaʻi flies that occur on the same island but differ markedly in morphology and behavior.
Natural history and identification
Drosophila quasianomalipes and D. anomalipes are closely related Kauaʻi flies that occur on the same island but differ markedly in morphology and behavior. Later molecular work places them within the picture-wing lineage despite their unusual appearance. The quasianomalipes type was captured in a banana-bait trap at Kōkeʻe. Attraction to that bait documents an adult collecting method, not proof that bananas are its natural larval host.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Wing-diversity database lists Kauaʻi; modern NCBI specimen is from Nualolo Trail, Kauaʻi.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Drosophila quasianomalipes
- Family
- Drosophilidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Drosophila quasianomalipes and D. anomalipes are closely related Kauaʻi flies that occur on the same island but differ markedly in morphology and behavior.