BPBM 200170Entomology

Lonchoptera bifurcata

Small Grass Fly

As recorded: Lonchoptera furcata (Fallén, 1823)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Lonchopteridae

Collected by: J.W. Beardsley
Date: June 23, 1866
Locality: Lake Waiau
Identified by: K. Arakaki
Record type: Preserved specimen

72 Bishop specimens of Lonchoptera bifurcata · collected 1835–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1866, J.W. Beardsley also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lonchoptera bifurcata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1866. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 581 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 200170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37464814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/200170.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37464814 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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