Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00571
Odontomyia ochropa
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About Odontomyia ochropa
Odontomyia ochropa is a soldier fly whose aquatic larvae were confirmed by rearing adults from a duck pond near Singapore.
Natural history and identification
Odontomyia ochropa is a soldier fly whose aquatic larvae were confirmed by rearing adults from a duck pond near Singapore. A 2007 revision placed O. dorsoangulata in synonymy with it and described the larval and adult characters. This establishes an aquatic developmental stage for the species, but the pond observation is from Singapore, not Kauaʻi. Hawaiian records under an older name should be interpreted using the revised synonymy.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Current iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist marks Odontomyia ochropa introduced in Kauaʻi County.
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
- Odontomyia ochropa
- Family
- Stratiomyidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Odontomyia ochropa is a soldier fly whose aquatic larvae were confirmed by rearing adults from a duck pond near Singapore.