Vinegar flies
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Drosophila melanogaster Meigen
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Size range
- Small, 3–4 mm
Distribution
- Worldwide
Life History
- Breed in rotting fruit
- Larvae eat fungal yeasts
- Used in many experimental studies
- Commonly called fruit flies in New Zealand