Drosophila simulans
Similar fruit fly
As recorded: Drosophila simulans Sturtevant, 1919
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae
- Collected by
- E. H. Bryan, Jr.
- Date
- October 14, 1934
- Locality
- Castle Trail
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 1934, E. H. Bryan, Jr. also collected 2 other specimens.
Drosophila simulans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
East Sussex, UK
(c) Darren Obbard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-26
Friche Josaphat, 1030 Schaerbeek, Belgique
(c) Axel Gosseries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
California, US
(c) Michele Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-27
California, US
(c) Michele Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-24
Sevilla, España
(c) Alexander Broekhuijsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-10-15
Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
(c) Eric Cleveland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drosophila simulans. BPBM 19415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36562826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/19415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36562826 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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