Drosophila simulans

As recorded: Drosophila simulans Sturtevant, 1919

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Drosophilidae

Collected by: J. W. Beardsley
Date: August 1, 1958
Locality: Kilauea
Record type: Preserved specimen

106 Bishop specimens of Drosophila simulans · collected 1903–1959Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1958, J. W. Beardsley also collected 24+ other specimens.

Drosophila simulans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1958. 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 19477. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36562797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/19477.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36562797 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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