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Family Drosophilidae - Vinegar Flies

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Family Drosophilidae (Vinegar Flies)
Other Common Names
Pomace Flies
Numbers
Borror counts 181 species in N.America.
Two subfamilies: Steganinae and Drosophilinae.
Size
2.5-4.5 mm.
Identification
Usually yellowish in color. Wings with a break in costal vein near junction of subcosta. Eyes usually red.
Habitat
Usually around decaying vegetation and fruit.
Food
Decaying fruit and fungi also fresh sap and nectar from flowers. Some are ectoparasitic or predaceous.
Print References
(1)
Internet References
Wikipedia.
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 19 September, 2004 - 2:16pm
Additional contributions by Stephen Cresswell, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod
Last updated 18 February, 2008 - 9:17am

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