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Intl. NamesCoconut FlyEN
Local NamesLango ?PK
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesScholastes lonchifera (accepted name)
, Scholastes bimaculatus
High Tax. Eng.Invertebrate, Arthropod, Insect, Fly
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, c.INSECTA, o.Diptera, f.PLATYSTOMATIDAE
Natl. PresenceSthPNthPOceanic?Present
Sth. PresenceRR+++MG?AT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK+++NS?SW?
VouchersRR1977
PK2004
OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Polynesia
Global RangeRange: Cooks - French Polynesia - Pitcairn; ?Palmyra;
HabitatLand; Lowlands
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
Key FeaturesFly 6-7mmBL. HEAD cream with 3 dark red-brown bars between the eyes. THORAX dark red-brown, sides cream with dark median stripe. WINGS fine brown network leaving many clear windows. ABDOMEN dark red-brown. LARVA greenish-blue in rotten coconut flesh.
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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