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Spotted-winged Drosophila
Drosophila suzukii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Fruit FlyDrosophila melanogaster
Immigrant fruit flyDrosophila immigrans
Chymomyza amoena
Drosophila busckii
Suillia variegata
Minettia inusta
Scaptomyza flava
Western Cherry Fruit FlyRhagoletis indifferens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,026 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,598 |
| Canada | 368 |
| United Kingdom | 294 |
| England | 285 |
| Germany | 197 |
| Ontario | 188 |
| New York | 175 |
| Maryland | 135 |
| Virginia | 131 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Vinegar and Fruit Flies · Drosophilidae |
| Genus | Small Fruit Flies · Drosophila |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted-winged Drosophila with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.