Species

Drosophila busckii

Drosophila busckii. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
        Zoosection: Schizophora (Schizophoran flies)
        Zoosubsection: Acalyptratae (Acalyptrate flies)
        Superfamily: Ephydroidea
        Family: Drosophilidae (Vinegar and fruit flies)
        Subfamily: Drosophilinae
        Genus: Drosophila (Small fruit flies)
        Species: Drosophila busckii

Species

Drosophila busckii

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT DROSOPHILA BUSCKII, A MEMBER OF THE VINEGAR AND FRUIT FLIES

Recently