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Common Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster
1,822 observations in the source records
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.
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What the records say
- 1,822 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Immigrant fruit flyDrosophila immigrans
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Similar fruit flyDrosophila simulans
Minettia flaveola
Drosophila busckii
Common House FlyMusca domestica
Hydei Fruit FlyDrosophila hydei
Drosophila repleta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,101 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 744 |
| California | 234 |
| Canada | 58 |
| Germany | 46 |
| Ontario | 21 |
| Indiana | 20 |
| Berlin | 16 |
| Quebec | 15 |
| Ohio | 14 |
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 Common Fruit Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.