Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00419
Drosophila sejuncta
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About Drosophila sejuncta
Drosophila sejuncta is a Kauaʻi picture-wing fly represented by a Kōkeʻe type specimen.
Natural history and identification
Drosophila sejuncta is a Kauaʻi picture-wing fly represented by a Kōkeʻe type specimen. Phylogenetic research discusses it among taxa whose developmental resources include monocot plants. That ecological placement is more specific than calling it a generic fruit fly, but does not justify assigning every locally available monocot as a host. A plant association should be based on identified reared material rather than on an adult captured nearby.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2015 phylogeny lists Kauaʻi; Bishop type record from Kōkeʻe.
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 sejuncta
- 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 sejuncta is a Kauaʻi picture-wing fly represented by a Kōkeʻe type specimen.