| Drosophila funebris | |
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| Drosophila funebris male | |
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| Drosophila funebris female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Species: | D. funebris |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila funebris | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Musca funebrisFabricius, 1787Drosophila 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 [3] [2] but is now the type species of the paraphyletic genus Drosophila . [4] Drosophila funebris is a member of the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the subgenus Drosophila . [5]
It is a cosmopolitan species. [6] It is an exotic species in New Zealand. [7] In Australia it is found in New South Wales, and Victoria. [6]