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Small Fruit Flies
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Small Fruit Flies

Drosophila

Drosophila (; from Ancient Greek δρόσος, drósos, 'dew' and φίλος, phílos, 'loving') is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit. They should not be confused with the Tephritidae, a related family, which are also called fruit flies (sometimes referred to as "true fruit flies").

One species of Drosophila in particular, Drosophila melanogaster, has been heavily used in research in genetics and is a common model organism in developmental biology. The terms "fruit fly" and "Drosophila" are often used synonymously with D. melanogaster in modern biological literature. The entire genus, however, contains more than 1,500 species and is very diverse in appearance, behavior, and breeding habitat.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Sophophora

subgenusSophophora

Drosophila

subgenusDrosophila

Drosophila immigrans

complexDrosophila immigrans

Dorsilopha

subgenusDorsilopha

Drosophila tripunctata

complexDrosophila tripunctata

Drosophila testacea

complexDrosophila testacea

Drosophila calloptera

complexDrosophila calloptera

Drosophila cardini

complexDrosophila cardini

Drosophila neoperkinsi

speciesDrosophila neoperkinsi

Drosophila histrio

complexDrosophila histrio

Drosophila mimica

speciesDrosophila mimica

Drosophila hemipeza

speciesDrosophila hemipeza

Drosophila paucicilia

speciesDrosophila paucicilia

Phloridosa

subgenusPhloridosa

Drosophila virilis

complexDrosophila virilis

Drosophila sproati

speciesDrosophila sproati

Drosophila flexipes

speciesDrosophila flexipes

Drosophila mettleri

speciesDrosophila mettleri

Drosophila anomalipes

speciesDrosophila anomalipes

Drosophila crucigera

speciesDrosophila crucigera

Drosophila punctatonervosa

speciesDrosophila punctatonervosa

Drosophila paucipuncta

speciesDrosophila paucipuncta

Drosophila pilipa

speciesDrosophila pilipa

Drosophila neopicta

speciesDrosophila neopicta

Drosophila adunca

speciesDrosophila adunca

Drosophila cyrtoloma

speciesDrosophila cyrtoloma

Drosophila tanythrix

speciesDrosophila tanythrix

Drosophila kambysellisi

speciesDrosophila kambysellisi

Drosophila hamatofila

speciesDrosophila hamatofila

Drosophila neutralis

speciesDrosophila neutralis

Drosophila nigritarsus

speciesDrosophila nigritarsus

Drosophila basisetae

speciesDrosophila basisetae

Drosophila spaniothrix

speciesDrosophila spaniothrix

Drosophila oreas

speciesDrosophila oreas

Drosophila reynoldsiae

speciesDrosophila reynoldsiae

Drosophila moli

speciesDrosophila moli

Drosophila kinoole

speciesDrosophila kinoole

Drosophila kikiko

speciesDrosophila kikiko

Drosophila neogrimshawi

speciesDrosophila neogrimshawi

Drosophila affinidisjuncta

speciesDrosophila affinidisjuncta

Drosophila freycinetiae

speciesDrosophila freycinetiae

Drosophila mediopictoides

speciesDrosophila mediopictoides

Drosophila macrothrix

speciesDrosophila macrothrix

Drosophila prolongata

speciesDrosophila prolongata

Drosophila lacicola

speciesDrosophila lacicola

Drosophila picticornis

speciesDrosophila picticornis

Drosophila basimacula

speciesDrosophila basimacula

Drosophila aglaia

speciesDrosophila aglaia

Drosophila alsophila

speciesDrosophila alsophila

Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly

speciesDrosophila differens

Drosophila digressa

speciesDrosophila digressa

Drosophila heteroneura

speciesDrosophila heteroneura

Drosophila montgomeryi

speciesDrosophila montgomeryi

Drosophila mulli

speciesDrosophila mulli

Drosophila musaphilia

speciesDrosophila musaphilia

Drosophila neoclavisetae

speciesDrosophila neoclavisetae

Drosophila obatai

speciesDrosophila obatai

Drosophila ochrobasis

speciesDrosophila ochrobasis

Drosophila psilotarsalis

speciesDrosophila psilotarsalis

Drosophila sharpi

speciesDrosophila sharpi

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