Drosophila melanogaster
As recorded: Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae
- Collected by
- E. C. Zimmerman
- Date
- November 1, 1942
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Identified by
- E. C. Zimmerman
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1942, E. C. Zimmerman also collected 1 other specimen.
Drosophila melanogaster observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 368 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Morrish Rd, Swartz Creek, MI, US
(c) sbmarchuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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
S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, NY, US
(c) Rowan, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drosophila melanogaster. BPBM 18862. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36555044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/18862.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36555044 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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