Hawaiian Insects

Drosophila ambochila courtship, Central Kaluaa Gulch. Note that the dance of the male is significantly different from that of the very similar-looking and sympatric D. montgomeryi, where the male bends his abdomen completely under his body.

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Thursday 27 February 2014

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Sunday 24 January 2016

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Diptera, Drosophila, Drosophila ambochila, Drosophilidae, Hawaiian native arthropods, Honouliuli FR, Kaluaa Gulch, Oahu, Waianae Range

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