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(Sophophora) melanogaster species group

Possible small biting fly - Drosophila - male

Drosophila with halter showing - Drosophila - male

Fly captured in a wine trap - Drosophila suzukii - female

Pennsylvania Fly for ID - 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.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 July, 2008 - 4:53pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 26 January, 2020 - 2:38pm

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