
Acinia picturata
Sourbush Seed Fly
As recorded: Acinia picturata (Snow, 1894)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Tephritidae
- Collected by
- K. Gemmer
- Date
- October 5, 1985
- Locality
- Ewa Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- K. Arakaki
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acinia picturata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-31.

2024-12-31
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Quirien Mulder ten Kate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-28
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
no rights reserved

2024-03-22
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-31
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor and Marina, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Tom and T Herman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-04-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-04-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acinia picturata. BPBM 2006033341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 91650867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2006033341.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 91650867 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
