Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00425
Scaptomyza anomala
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About Scaptomyza anomala
Scaptomyza anomala is documented from Kauaʻi wet forest and much drier, lower-elevation settings.
Natural history and identification
Scaptomyza anomala is documented from Kauaʻi wet forest and much drier, lower-elevation settings. The published comparison includes wet forest around 1,200 m and macadamia-orchard windrows around 160 m. That range cautions against assuming that every endemic drosophilid is restricted to high wet forest. A modern molecular specimen came from Nualolo Trail. The orchard occurrence does not by itself make macadamia a demonstrated larval food plant.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop type record Kōkeʻe and 2015 phylogeny specimen from Nualolo Trail.
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
- Scaptomyza anomala
- 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
- Scaptomyza anomala is documented from Kauaʻi wet forest and much drier, lower-elevation settings.