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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Ephydroidea » Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) » Steganinae » Leucophenga » Leucophenga varia

Species Leucophenga varia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Vinegar Fly - Leucophenga varia fly - Leucophenga varia Vinegar Fly? - Leucophenga varia Vinegar Fly? - Leucophenga varia Tiny Unknown Fly - Leucophenga varia Unknown Fly - Leucophenga varia Small, Spotted, Red-eyed Fly Likes Mushrooms - Leucophenga varia Red headed fly - Leucophenga varia
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 Steganinae
Genus Leucophenga
Species varia (Leucophenga varia)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Leucophenga varia (Walker, 1849)
Range
Eastern (generally southeastern: MA to NE & TX, south to Mexico) (1)
Remarks
One of the two common, widespread species of this genus in our area, the other being Leucophenga maculosa. (1)
Internet References
Image at Flybase
Works Cited
1.The Drosophilidae of the Nearctic region, exclusive of the genus Drosophila
Wheeler, M. R. 1952. Univ. Tex. Publs 5204: 162-218.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 20 June, 2012 - 9:04pm

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