Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 5015778

Posted by robirdman on 26-09-2005 23:23
#1

breeding in peach.
Drosophila melanogaster?
Chicago 9-23-04
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Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-09-2005 08:27
#2

Could be melanogaster but it is impossible to say without microscopic identification. There are several very similar species that are only easy to separate by the male genitalia. One of these species is D. simulans, that at times may be more common than melanogaster in some parts of Europe.