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Subfamily Steganinae

Vinegar Fly - Leucophenga varia fly - Leucophenga varia Leucophenga varia fly - Stegana Vinegar Fly? - Leucophenga varia fly 2 - Leucophenga varia Stem borer, Amphicarpaea bracteata - Stegana vittata Amiota humeralis? - Amiota
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
Identification
Prescutellar acrostichals conspicuous, basal scutellar bristles diverging. These characters have evolved independently in the subgenus Drosophila (Scaptodrosophila) from the Southwest.
Contributed by v belov on 16 October, 2012 - 1:46am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 8:50am

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