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Small Fly on Stick - Drosophila immigrans
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Small Fly on Stick - Drosophila immigrans
La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
August 10, 2013
Size: about 1/8 inch

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Contributed by Bill Tyler on 11 August, 2013 - 11:27am
Last updated 11 November, 2014 - 12:17pm

Moved
Moved from Drosophilinae.
… John F. Carr, 11 November, 2014 - 12:17pm

Moved
Moved from Vinegar Flies.
… John F. Carr, 29 November, 2013 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 12 September, 2013 - 1:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 19 August, 2013 - 12:03pm

I think...
...I can fairly safely say that this is a Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly. Or a species similar.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 11 August, 2013 - 11:38am

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