Drosophila funebris
| Drosophila funebris | |
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| Drosophila funebris male | |
| Drosophila funebris female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Species: | D. funebris
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila funebris (Fabricius, 1787)
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| Synonyms | |
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Musca funebris Fabricius, 1787
Drosophila funebris (Fabricius, 1787) | |
Drosophila funebris is a species of fruit fly. It was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, who placed it in the genus Musca but is now the type species of the paraphyletic genus Drosophila. Drosophila funebris is a member of the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the subgenus Drosophila.
It is a cosmopolitan species. It is an exotic species in New Zealand. In Australia it is found in New South Wales, and Victoria.