Lonchoptera bifurcata
Small Grass Fly
As recorded: Lonchoptera furcata (Fallén, 1823)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Lonchopteridae
- Collected by
- R.T. Hansen
- Date
- April 18, 1967
- Locality
- Mauna Kea
- Identified by
- K. Arakaki
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1967, R.T. Hansen also collected 13 other specimens.
Lonchoptera bifurcata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 582 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Dannemora, Auckland 2016, New Zealand
(c) zemlya, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-29
North Shore, Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) zoclem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
St Clair, Dunedin 9012, New Zealand
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Princes St, 575, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
674 Jumbuk Rd, Jeeralang Junction VIC 3840, Australia
(c) Matt Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Guntramsdorf, Österreich
(c) chris_w, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lonchoptera bifurcata. BPBM 200152. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37463825. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/200152.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37463825 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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