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Drosophila
Drosophila (/drəˈsɒfɪlə, drɒ-, droʊ-/; from Ancient Greek δρόσος, drósos, 'dew' and φίλος, phílos, 'loving') is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit. They should not be confused with the Tephritidae, a related family, which are also called fruit flies (sometimes referred...
12 branches of this group, most-observed first
Drosophila repleta
complexDrosophila repleta
Drosophila quinaria
complexDrosophila quinaria
Drosophila funebris
complexDrosophila funebris
Drosophila melanica
complexDrosophila melanica
Drosophila robusta
complexDrosophila robusta
Drosophila macrospina
speciesDrosophila macrospina
Drosophila nigromelanica
speciesDrosophila nigromelanica
Drosophila paramelanica
speciesDrosophila paramelanica
Drosophila melanura
speciesDrosophila melanura
Drosophila americana
speciesDrosophila americana
Drosophila bizonata
complexDrosophila bizonata
Lanai Pomace Fly
speciesDrosophila lanaiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1709728.