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Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly
Drosophila differens
Drosophila differens is an endangered species of Hawaiian fly in the family Drosophilidae. This species is a member of the planitiba subgroup of the picture-wing clade of Hawaiian Drosophila. It is found on the island of Molokai.
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Description
Drosophila differens was described by D. Elmo Hardy and Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro in 1975. This fly is very similar to its Maui relative, D. planitibia, though most individuals of D. differens has a yellow face while D. planitibia have a black face. However, Hardy and Kaneshiro report that it is difficult to find any consistently distinguishing character. These two species are capable of hybridizing, but crosses in both directions produce sterile males. D. differens is larger than many other picture-wing species. It is reported to breed in the rotting bark of Clermontia species.
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