Hawaiian Insects

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Drosophila Pleomele larva Kuia 0654

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May 20, 2007. Kauai, Mahanaloa-Kuia Valley. Larva of the Drosophila species that breeds in live Pleomele axils, feeding on decaying matter that accumulates between the leaves.