Hawaiian Insects

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Scaptomyza Pisonia Palikea 4637

Scaptomyza Pisonia Palikea 4637.jpg Drosophila obatai Palikea gulch 9664ThumbnailsDrosophila turbata Ohikilolo 9540Drosophila obatai Palikea gulch 9664ThumbnailsDrosophila turbata Ohikilolo 9540Drosophila obatai Palikea gulch 9664ThumbnailsDrosophila turbata Ohikilolo 9540Drosophila obatai Palikea gulch 9664ThumbnailsDrosophila turbata Ohikilolo 9540Drosophila obatai Palikea gulch 9664ThumbnailsDrosophila turbata Ohikilolo 9540

Scaptomyza (Elmomyza) sp., on fruit of Pisonia brunoniana. Palikea. This undescribed species breeds on the fruits of Pisonia spp. (papala kepau). The larvae crawl on or even through the sticky resin and feed on it, and they are apparently mostly able to avoid getting stuck as adults (though not always as evidenced by the one on the left).