Drosophila busckii

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Drosophila busckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Subfamily: Drosophilinae
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Dorsilopha
Species:
D. busckii
Binomial name
Drosophila busckii
Synonyms
  • Drosophila buskii Coquillett, 1901
  • Drosophila plurilineata Villeneuve, 1911
  • Drosophila rubrostriata Becker, 1908

Drosophila busckii is a species of fruit fly that is native to North America, though it now also occurs in Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America.[1] It can be identified by the presence of dark stripes on the thorax (including a trident shape on the mesonotum) and the wings being transparent with no markings.[2] Mostly it is associated with rotten potatoes.[3] In the laboratory they are normally reared on Wheeler-Clayton food.

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