Leucophenga varia

Leucophenga varia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Drosophilidae
Tribe:	Steganini
Subtribe:	Leucophengina
Genus:	Leucophenga
Species:	L. varia
Binomial name
	Leucophenga varia; (Walker, 1849)
Synonyms
	Drosophila varia Walker, 1849 ; Drosophila quadrimaculata Walker, 1852 ; Opomyza signicosta Walker, 1861 ;

Last updated September 21, 2025

Leucophenga varia is a species of fly in the family Drosophilidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It occurs in North America.^[3] Unlike other Drosophilidae, it feeds on mushrooms,^[4] which has impacted the evolution of the Diptericin gene of its innate immune system.^[5]

References

1 2 "Leucophenga varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
↑ "Leucophenga varia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
1 2 "Leucophenga varia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
↑ Worthen, Wade B.; Jones, M. Tildon; Jetton, Robert M. (1998). "Community Structure and Environmental Stress: Desiccation Promotes Nestedness in Mycophagous Fly Communities". Oikos. 81 (1): 45. doi:10.2307/3546466. JSTOR 3546466.
↑ Hanson, M. A.; Grollmus, L.; Lemaitre, B. (2023-07-21). "Ecology-relevant bacteria drive the evolution of host antimicrobial peptides in Drosophila". Science. 381 (6655) eadg5725. doi:10.1126/science.adg5725. hdl: 10871/133708 . ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 37471548. S2CID 259115731.

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[itis-1] 1 2 "Leucophenga varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[gbif-2] "Leucophenga varia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[buglink-3] 1 2 "Leucophenga varia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[4] Worthen, Wade B.; Jones, M. Tildon; Jetton, Robert M. (1998). "Community Structure and Environmental Stress: Desiccation Promotes Nestedness in Mycophagous Fly Communities". Oikos. 81 (1): 45. doi:10.2307/3546466. JSTOR 3546466.

[5] Hanson, M. A.; Grollmus, L.; Lemaitre, B. (2023-07-21). "Ecology-relevant bacteria drive the evolution of host antimicrobial peptides in Drosophila". Science. 381 (6655) eadg5725. doi:10.1126/science.adg5725. hdl: 10871/133708 . ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 37471548. S2CID 259115731.

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