Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00492
Dicranomyia variabilis
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About Dicranomyia variabilis
Dicranomyia variabilis belongs to Limoniidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic hawaiian.
Natural history and identification
Dicranomyia variabilis belongs to the Hawaiian crane-fly radiation examined in molecular work. Island populations are relevant to the study of diversification, but adult specimen records should be kept separate from proof of a particular larval habitat. The reviewed material does not supply a complete species-specific Kauaʻi life cycle.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Hawaiian Dicranomyia phylogeography includes Kauaʻi populations; older Kauaʻi watershed sources list Limonia variabilis.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dicranomyia variabilis
- Family
- Limoniidae
- 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
- Dicranomyia variabilis belongs to Limoniidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic hawaiian.