Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00422
Drosophila scitula
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About Drosophila scitula
Drosophila scitula is a Kauaʻi endemic in the scitula subgroup.
Natural history and identification
Drosophila scitula is a Kauaʻi endemic in the scitula subgroup. Males have yellow areas on the abdomen and a conspicuous brown patch over the outer half of the wing. Females differ strongly: their wings lack that brown patch and their abdomen is shiny dark brown to black. The revision documents Kōkeʻe, Alakaʻi, and lower Wailua-area specimens. These sex differences make an identification based on a single wing pattern unreliable.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Revision reports D. scitula common in Kōkeʻe/Alakaʻi and gives extensive Kauaʻi material.
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 scitula
- 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
- Drosophila scitula is a Kauaʻi endemic in the scitula subgroup.