BPBM 18874Entomology

Drosophila melanogaster

As recorded: Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae

Collected by: D. E. Hardy
Date: August 1, 1953
Locality: Kalalau Lookout
Identified by: D. E. Hardy
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1953, D. E. Hardy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Drosophila melanogaster observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 364 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

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)

2026-10-18

Софіївська Борщагівка, Київська область, Україна

(c) Andrii Bavol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

43897 Tortosa, Tarragona, Espanha

(c) Biel Anguera Pujol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Drosophila melanogaster. BPBM 18874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36554679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/18874.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36554679 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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