Types of Drosophila

Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly.

Males of this genus are known to have the longest sperm cells of any studied organism on Earth, including one species, Drosophila bifurca, that has sperm cells that are 58 mm (2.3 in) long. The cells are mostly tail, and are delivered to the females in tangled coils.

Drosophila busckii is a species of fruit fly that is native to North America. Mostly it is associated with rotten potatoes. In the laboratory they are normally reared on Wheeler-Clayton food.

Drosophila endobranchia is a species of fly in the family Drosophilidae. The species, which is endemic to Grand Cayman, was discovered in 1966 and not found again until 2007, when it was rediscovered in the mouth region of a land crab.

Musca funebris Fabricius, 1787 Drosophila funebris is a species of fruit fly. It was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, and placed in the genus Musca but is now the type species of the paraphyletic genus Drosophila.

Drosophila lanaiensis Grimshaw, 1901 : Drosophila lanaiensis was a species of fly in family Drosophilidae that was endemic to Hawaii. It lived on Lānaʻi, and ...

Drosophila meridiana is a species of fruit fly that is native to North America. References This article related to members of the fly family Drosophilidae is a stub ...

The following section is based on the following Drosophila species: Drosophila serrata, Drosophila pseudoobscura, Drosophila melanogaster, and Drosophila neotestacea. Polyandry is a prominent mating system among Drosophila. Females mating with multiple sex partners has been a beneficial mating strategy for Drosophila.

Drosophila simulans Sturtevant, 1919 Drosophila simulans is a species of fly closely related to D. melanogaster, belonging to the same melanogaster species subgroup.

Drosophila suzukii, commonly called the spotted wing drosophila, is a fruit fly. D. suzukii, originally from southeast Asia, is becoming a major pest species in America and Europe, because it infests fruit early during the ripening stage, in contrast with other Drosophila species that infest only rotting fruit.