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Drosophila tristis

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Species of fly

Drosophila tristis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Sophophora
Species subgroup: obscura
Species: D. tristis
Fallén, 1823
Binomial name
Drosophila tristis

Drosophila tristis is a relatively uncommon European species of fruit flies from the family Drosophilidae. It is associated with deciduous woodland. Adults have been observed feeding on tree sap runs. Adults are in flight from April to November, being most abundant in June to August.

References

  1. Shorrocks, B. (1972). Invertebrate types: Drosophila. London: Ginn & Co. pp. 144 pp. ISBN 0-08-025941-3.
Taxon identifiers
Drosophila tristis
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