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Drosophila is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic
Side view of head showing characteristic bristles above the eye
Larva
Pupae (brown specimens are older than the white ones)
Adult D. melanogaster
The Drosophila quinaria species group is a speciose lineage of mushroom-feeding flies studied for their specialist ecology, their parasites, population genetics, and the evolution of immune systems. Q
The fly agaric Amanita muscaria
Colorized electron micrograph of a probiotic Lactobacillus species