Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00423
Drosophila melanosoma
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About Drosophila melanosoma
Drosophila melanosoma is a Kauaʻi endemic represented by numerous upland specimens in the taxonomic revision.
Natural history and identification
Drosophila melanosoma is a Kauaʻi endemic represented by numerous upland specimens in the taxonomic revision. The male has a white face, pale yellow antennae and mouthpart appendages, and a silvery dusting on the upper forehead. Females have darker antennae. Records include Nuʻalolo, Halemanu, Waiʻalae, and Mōhihi. One adult was collected on Osmanthus; that collecting label does not establish a larval host.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Revision states D. melanosoma is endemic to Kauaʻi; recent genome specimen from Kōkeʻe/Kuʻia.
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 melanosoma
- 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 melanosoma is a Kauaʻi endemic represented by numerous upland specimens in the taxonomic revision.