
Drosophila crucigera
As recorded: Drosophila crucigera Grimshaw, 1902
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- November 9, 1906
- Locality
- Maunawili
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1906, W. M. Giffard also collected 7 other specimens.
Drosophila crucigera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-01-13.

2022-01-13
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-26
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drosophila crucigera. BPBM 18282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36555644. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/18282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36555644 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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