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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 /> Home: These flies were feasting on the sap of a Little-leaf Basswood (Tilia cordata) tree. Drosophila,Drosophila melanogaster,Geotagged,Summer,United States,common fruit fly,fly,fruit fly,tree sap,vinegar fly Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Common Fruit Fly - Drosophila melanogaster

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

Home: These flies were feasting on the sap of a Little-leaf Basswood (Tilia cordata) tree.

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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 Jan 2, 2019. Captured Sep 1, 2018 09:14 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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