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Fly - Drosophila suzukii - male
Copyright © 2015 John Rosenfeld

Fly - Drosophila suzukii - Male
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 18, 2015

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 19 September, 2015 - 8:53am
Last updated 2 October, 2015 - 11:06am

Moved
Moved from Drosophila.

Thanks Meredith
… John Rosenfeld, 2 October, 2015 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

This is a spotted wing male.
This is a spotted wing male. Sometimes the wing spots do not appear, or do not fully appear until 3 days after emergence.
… Meredith Miller , 2 October, 2015 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
What gave me pause
was the bare strip running down the center of the thorax. All of my other ones seem to be evenly covered with short setae without the bare strip. I guess that is just normal variation?

Thanks Meredith!
… John Rosenfeld, 2 October, 2015 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spotted-winged Drosophila.
… John Rosenfeld, 23 September, 2015 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Vinegar Flies.
… John Rosenfeld, 19 September, 2015 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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