A 487bp fragment of E(spl)mδ-HLH upstream sequences drives lacZ reporter expression.
At embryonic stage 13, reporter expression is observed in a subset of interface glia. Staining is most prominent in glia within neuromeres but is also observed in interface glia between neuromeres, along the presumptive axon pathway.
During third larval instar, expressed in a subset of sensory clusters in leg and wing imaginal discs; strongly expressed in eye disc. Expression pattern a subset of that driven by larger regulatory fragment.