BPBM 18855Entomology

Drosophila melanogaster

As recorded: Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae

Collected by: E. C. Zimmerman
Date: February 1, 1943
Locality: Honolulu
Identified by: E. C. Zimmerman
Record type: Preserved specimen

45 Bishop specimens of Drosophila melanogaster · collected 1907–1958Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1943, E. C. Zimmerman also collected 24+ other specimens.

Drosophila melanogaster observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 366 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Skogsgatan, Aneby, Jönköping County, SE

(c) Loke Tengvall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Gerry Ct, Madison, WI, US

(c) ariviv23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Mallet

(c) oc-ben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

77190 Dammarie-les-Lys, France

(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Avenida de Guadalajara, Madrid, Madrid, ES

(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Tenth St, Shallowater, TX, US

(c) Dirk Strider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Drosophila melanogaster. BPBM 18855. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36555521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/18855.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36555521 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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