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Drosophila obscura
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Drosophila obscura

Drosophila obscura is a very abundant European species of fruit fly from the family Drosophilidae. It has been found in most habitat types with exception of coastal areas and open heathland. Larvae can be found in the sap runs of a number of deciduous trees.

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12 branches of this group, most-observed first

Drosophila subobscura

speciesDrosophila subobscura

Drosophila affinis

speciesDrosophila affinis

Drosophila obscura

speciesDrosophila obscura

Drosophila athabasca

speciesDrosophila athabasca

Drosophila tristis

speciesDrosophila tristis

Drosophila algonquin

speciesDrosophila algonquin

Drosophila pseudoobscura

speciesDrosophila pseudoobscura

Drosophila helvetica

speciesDrosophila helvetica

Drosophila subsilvestris

speciesDrosophila subsilvestris

Drosophila eskoi

speciesDrosophila eskoi

Drosophila bifasciata

speciesDrosophila bifasciata

Drosophila ambigua

speciesDrosophila ambigua

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1409657.