Drosophila busckii

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Drosophila busckii
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Scientific classification edit
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. Mostly it is associated with rotten potatoes.[1] In the laboratory they are normally reared on food.

References[]

  1. ^ Niswonger, H. R. (1911). "Two Species Of Diptera Of The Genus Drosophila" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). The Ohio Naturalist. Ohio. 11 (8): 374–377. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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