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Drosophila heteroneura
Drosophila heteroneura is an endangered species of Hawaiian fly in the family Drosophilidae. This rare fly is part of the Hawaiian Drosophila lineage, and is only found in mesic and wet forests on the island of Hawaii.
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Description
Male D. heteroneura flies have large, wide heads that give them a hammerhead appearance. These flies are predominantly yellow with black stripes, and characteristic brown spots at the base and tips of the wings. Their abdomens are shiny and black with yellow spots on the sides of each segment. This species was described by R. C. L. Perkins in 1910 as Idiomyia heteroneura, and its name was changed when Idiomyia was merged into the genus Drosophila by Hampton L. Carson and others in 1967. D. heteroneura breeds primarily in the rotting bark and stems of species in the genus Clermontia, but has been recorded breeding in Cheirodendron as well.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 218750.