🪰Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly", "pomace fly", or "banana fly". D. melanogaster is attracted to rotting fruit and fermenting beverages and is often found in orchards, kitchens, and pubs.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Drosophila melanogaster yet.
- Body mass
- not recorded
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 0.3 years
Everything we know about the Drosophila melanogaster
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Maximum lifespan0.3 yearsAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: acceptable
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Not recorded for Drosophila melanogaster yet: body mass, body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderDiptera
- ›familyDrosophilidae
- ›genusDrosophila
- ›speciesDrosophila melanogaster
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderFlies · Diptera
- suborderBrachycera
- subfamilyDrosophilinae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderFlies · Diptera
- suborderBrachycera
- subfamilyDrosophilinae
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