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Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Description:

larvae in first picture eggs in second and third pictures

Habitat:

on or near mold(s) on peach

Notes:

Mold(s) are sighting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/723... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/723...

1 Species ID Suggestions

elime
elime 12 years ago
Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster


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5 Comments

elime
elime 12 years ago

That's great!

brettpim
brettpim 12 years ago

Wikipedia makes it clear that the second and third pictures are eggs

elime
elime 12 years ago

yes, I believe so. I've never really seen the casings that clearly though.

brettpim
brettpim 12 years ago

Erin,

Are the other things the pupae/pupal casings?

elime
elime 12 years ago

the first picture looks just like fruit fly larvae. I raise fruit flies in a lab and they look identical.

brettpim
Spotted by
brettpim

Ottawa, Canada

Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Sep 11, 2011

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