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Species Drosophila guttifera

Fly w/ spotted wings -- ID request - Drosophila guttifera

Fly w/ Spotted Wings? - Drosophila guttifera

Drosophila guttifera? - Drosophila guttifera

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 ((Drosophila) quinaria species group)

Species guttifera (Drosophila guttifera)

Explanation of Names

Drosophila guttifera Walker 1849

Range

Eastern USA, more common in Southeast

Food

"This species is to be found about fleshy fungi, from which both Mr. Adkins and I have bred it. Either gill-fungi or pore-fungi will serve for its development." (Sturtevant, 1921)

Contributed by Nicolas Gompel on 22 July, 2008 - 5:32am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 29 December, 2014 - 3:58am

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