Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00432
Drosophila crucigera
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About Drosophila crucigera
Drosophila crucigera is a picture-wing fly recorded breeding in rotting bark of both native and introduced plants on Kauaʻi.
Natural history and identification
Drosophila crucigera is a picture-wing fly recorded breeding in rotting bark of both native and introduced plants on Kauaʻi. Published observations extend from Kōkeʻe to lower localities, including Hanakāpīʻai. Older sources also use Idiomyia crucigera. The bark association distinguishes its immature resource from fresh fruit, and the range of localities argues against describing it as exclusively montane. These observations do not establish its current abundance at each historical site.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Current name Drosophila crucigera; homotypic synonym Idiomyia crucigera. Kauaʻi literature records breeding in rotting bark from Kōkeʻe to lowland valleys.
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 crucigera
- Family
- Drosophilidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic Hawaiian
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Drosophila crucigera is a picture-wing fly recorded breeding in rotting bark of both native and introduced plants on Kauaʻi.