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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) » Drosophila » melanica species group (Drosophila melanica species group)
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Fly - Drosophila
Copyright © 2003 Troy Bartlett

Fly - Drosophila
Chattahoochee Nat'l Rec Area, Medlock Bridge, Georgia, USA
August 2, 2003
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:38pm
Last updated 20 February, 2007 - 3:12pm

Moved
Moved from Drosophila.
… Keith Bayless, 20 February, 2007 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

Melanica species group
Looks like D. melanica or one of the members of that species group. They have a darker abdomen then the D. melanogaster. Genitallic disections are needed to get to species ID's.
… cgibbs, 24 January, 2007 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Pomace fly?
Wow! Looks to me like Drosophila melanogaster, the common pomace fly, vinegar fly, or "fruit fly" one sees flirting with the overripe bananas:-) Lovely shot.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 June, 2004 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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