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Drosophila subsilvestris

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Drosophila subsilvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Drosophila
Species:
D. subsilvestris
Binomial name
Drosophila subsilvestris
Hardy & Kaneshiro, 1968
Synonyms

Drosophila silvestris Basden, 1954

Drosophila subsilvestris is a relatively common Northern European species of fruit flies from the family Drosophilidae. It is associated with woodland. It is in flight from April to November, being most abundant in June and July, and in September and October.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Shorrocks, B. (1972). Invertebrate types: Drosophila. London: Ginn & Co. pp. 144 pp. ISBN 0-08-025941-3.