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Common Fruit Fly - Drosophila melanogaster Tiny flies with characteristic wildtype coloring: brownish thorax, red eyes, and black bands across the abdomen.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow Drosophila,Drosophila melanogaster,Geotagged,Summer,United States,diptera,fly Click/tap to enlarge

Common Fruit Fly - Drosophila melanogaster

Tiny flies with characteristic wildtype coloring: brownish thorax, red eyes, and black bands across the abdomen.

Habitat: Meadow

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The Common Fruit Fly

"Drosophila melanogaster" is a species of fly. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting from Charles W. Woodworth, this species is a model organism that is widely used for biological research in studies of genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis and life history evolution.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 19, 2022. Captured Aug 26, 2021 07:57 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.