Drosophila busckii

Drosophila busckii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Dorsilopha
Species: D. busckii
Binomial name
Drosophila busckii
Coquillett, 1901

Drosophila busckii is a species of fruit fly that is native to North America. Mostly it is associated with rotten potatoes.[1] In the laboratory they are normally reared on Wheeler-Clayton food.

References

  1. Niswonger, H. R. (1911). "Two Species Of Diptera Of The Genus Drosophila." (PDF Adobe Acrobat). The Ohio Naturalist. Ohio. 11 (8): 374–377. Retrieved 2009-07-16.


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