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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Ephydroidea » Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) » Drosophilinae » Drosophila » Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans (Drosophila immigrans)
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Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) ? - Drosophila immigrans - female
Copyright © 2010 Bruce

Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) ? - Drosophila immigrans - Female
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 1, 2010
Size: 4-5mm
Is this is a Vinegar Fly. Drosophila maybe? Found a couple of these feeding on a rotting lemon that fell off the tree.
If anyone can confirm or direct me to the ID would be appreciated. Also sex? Is this a female by chance?

Thanks, Bruce

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Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) ? - Drosophila immigrans - female Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) ? - Drosophila immigrans - female
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Contributed by Bruce on 2 March, 2010 - 4:40pm
Last updated 11 November, 2014 - 11:35am

Moved
Moved from Drosophila.
… John F. Carr, 11 November, 2014 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 3 March, 2010 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Drosophila sp. - female
This could well be the widespread D. immigrans.
… Richard Vernier, 3 March, 2010 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

 
Drosophila I.D.
yes this is a female D. immigrans, you can tell by the abdominal pattern and dark spots on the wing.
… Meredith Miller , 11 November, 2014 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

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