Drosophila putrida
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Species: | D. putrida
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Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916
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Drosophila putrida is a species of fruit fly in the family Drosophilidae.[1][2] It is found throughout the temperate central-eastern United States. Like other members of the Drosophila testacea species group, D. putrida breeds exclusively on mushrooms.[3]
References
- ^ "Drosophila putrida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Drosophila putrida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Grimaldi, James, and Jaenike. 1992. Systematics and Modes of Reproductive Isolation in the Holarctic Drosophila testacea Species Group (Diptera: Drosophilidae). https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/85/6/671/2759036
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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