Hawai`i's Candidate Species--Insects




Candidate Species:

Scientific NameFamilyCommon Name
Megalagrion leptodemas Coenagrionidae Damselfly, leptodemas megalagrion
Megalagrion nesiotes Coenagrionidae Damselfly, nesiotes megalagrion
Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum Coenagrionidae Damselfly, blackline megalagrion
Megalagrion oceanicum Coenagrionidae Damselfly, oceanic megalagrion
Megalagrion pacificum Coenagrionidae Damselfly, Pacific megalagrion
Megalagrion xanthomelas Coenagrionidae Damselfly, orangeblack megalagrion
Drosophila aglaia Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila alsophila Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila attigua Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila digressa Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila hemipeza Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila heteroneura Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila montgomeryi Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila mulli Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila musaphila Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila neoclavisetae Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila obatai Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila psilotarsalis Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila substenoptera Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila tarphytrichia Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Drosophila toxochaeta Drosophilidae Pomace fly (no common name)
Emperoptera hardyiDolichopodidae West Maui flightless fly
Emperoptera hawaiiensis Drosophilidae Mauna Loa flightless fly
Emperoptera mirabilis Drosophilidae Koolau flightless fly
Emperoptera montgomeryi Drosophilidae Kaala flightless fly
Emperoptera zimmermanni Drosophilidae East Maui flightless fly
Phaeogramma sp. Tephritidae Fly, Po'olanui gall


This page last revised 21 February 2000 by nle