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Drosophila? - Drosophila colorata
Copyright © 2014 David Silsbee

Drosophila? - Drosophila colorata
Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
December 18, 2014
Size: 5.5 mm
Found under loose bark in firewood pile.

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Contributed by David Silsbee on 21 December, 2014 - 7:01am
Last updated 2 October, 2015 - 11:38am

Moved
Moved from Vinegar Flies.
… John F. Carr, 2 October, 2015 - 11:38am

Drosophila colorata!
Drosophila colorata!
… Meredith Miller , 2 October, 2015 - 10:24am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 6 January, 2015 - 1:00pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 1 January, 2015 - 5:17pm

Could be Drosophila
That subtly mottled thorax rings a bell, but I forget where the fly ended up.
… John F. Carr, 21 December, 2014 - 9:57am

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