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Vinegar flies

Drosophila melanogaster Meigen
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Vinegar fly. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Vinegar fly. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Diptera
Whānau
Family
Drosophilidae
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Te Rahi

  • E 3–4 mm

Size range

  • Small, 3–4 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • kei ngā tōpito katoa o te ao

Distribution

  • Worldwide

Te Huringa Ora

  • Whakaputa uri ai i roto i ngā huarākau pōpopo
  • Kai ai ngā torongū i ngā īhi pūhekaheka
  • Whakamahia ai i roto i ngā rangahautanga whakamātautau
  • Ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga i Aotearoa, ko te rango hua rākau

Life history

  • Breed in rotting fruit
  • Larvae eat fungal yeasts
  • Used in many experimental studies
  • Commonly called fruit flies in New Zealand

Gallery

Vinegar fly. Image: Jesse Rorabaugh / CC0 1.0 Image
Vinegar fly. Image: Jesse Rorabaugh / CC0 1.0
[Drosophila melanogaster]. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image
Drosophila melanogaster. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY