Drosophilidae (family)
Vinegar fly at Hughes, ACT
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| Drosophilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jun 2018 | |
| Drosophilidae (family) | ruthkerruish | 22 Feb 2018 |
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Drosophilidae (possibly Drosophila melanogaster), commonly called 'vinegar flies', which feed on rotting fruit - not to be confused with the much larger 'fruit flies' which feed on maturing fruit. The name 'fruit fly' is applied to flies in the family Tephritidae.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098647-35.338269
- Altitude 626.3m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Over-ripe fruit. Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Drosophilidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Drosophilidae (family) Scientific name
- Vinegar fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 638.1m Recorded at altitude
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