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Subfamily Steganinae

red-eyed fly - Leucophenga varia Fly - Leucophenga varia Leucophenga varia Tiny Unknown Fly - Leucophenga varia fly - Phortica picta Phortica picta fly – Stegana sp. - Stegana Stegana antigua Wheeler 1960. Diptera: Drosophilidae - Stegana antigua - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Ephydroidea
Family Drosophilidae (Vinegar Flies)
Subfamily Steganinae
Identification
Prescutellar acrostichals conspicuous, basal scutellar bristles diverging. These characters have evolved independently in the subgenus Drosophila (Scaptodrosophila) from the Southwest.