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(Sophophora) melanogaster species group

Spotted-wing Drosophila - Drosophila suzukii Spotted-winged Drosophila - Drosophila suzukii Fruit Flies - Drosophila suzukii - male Spotted-winged Drosophila - Drosophila suzukii - male Vinegar Fly - Drosophila - female Flies on my figs - Drosophila suzukii - male Pomace fly - Drosophila suzukii Spotted-winged Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)? - Drosophila suzukii - 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 Drosophilinae
Genus Drosophila
No Taxon (Sophophora) melanogaster species group
Numbers
Two cosmopolitan species in this group: melanogaster and simulans
Remarks
Classified in subgenus Sophophora. Some propose elevating Sophophora to a full genus, but that would change the name of D. melanogaster to S. melanogaster, causing too much confusion.