Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00222
Syntormon flexibile
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About Syntormon flexibile
Syntormon flexibile is a widely distributed long-legged fly.
Natural history and identification
Syntormon flexibile is a widely distributed long-legged fly. The Bishop Museum catalog places the Hawaiian name Syntormon distortitarsis in its synonymy. Consequently, observations published under those two names may refer to the same species rather than separate island taxa. Its cataloged range includes Taiwan, several Pacific island groups, Australia, and western North America. The catalog resolves nomenclature and distribution, but does not supply a species-specific Kauaʻi larval habitat.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. First Hawaiian record reported from Mana, Kauaʻi in 1917.
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
- Syntormon flexibile
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Syntormon flexibile is a widely distributed long-legged fly.