Drosophila neotestacea
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Drosophila neotestacea is a member of the testacea species group of Drosophila.[2] Testacea species are specialist fruit flies that breed on the fruiting bodies of mushrooms. These flies will choose to breed on psychoactive mushrooms such as the Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria.[3] Drosophila neotestacea can be found in temperate regions of North America, ranging from the north eastern United States to western Canada.[4]
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Drosophila neotestacea | |
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A Drosophila neotestacea female on the gills of an Agaricus mushroom | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Drosophilidae |
Subfamily: | Drosophilinae |
Genus: | Drosophila |
Subgenus: | Drosophila |
Species group: | testacea |
Species: | D. neotestacea |
Binomial name | |
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, James, and Jaenike, 1992[1] | |
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