Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00684
Dioxyna sororcula
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About Dioxyna sororcula
Dioxyna sororcula is a member of Tephritidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Dioxyna sororcula is an introduced tephritid fly documented from Kauaʻi. Its mottled adult wings are diagnostic, while larvae develop inside composite flowerheads.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey states Dioxyna sororcula was known from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi; larvae breed in flowerheads of Bidens, Coreopsis and likely other composites.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dioxyna sororcula
- Family
- Tephritidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Dioxyna sororcula is a member of Tephritidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.