''Drosophila affinis'' is a species of
vinegar fly
''Drosophila melanogaster'' is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly" or "pomace fly". Starting with Ch ...
in the
Drosophila obscura species group. Alongside other Obscura group species (''e.g.'' ''
Drosophila pseudoobscura
''Drosophila'' () is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species ...
)'', ''Drosophila affinis'' is used to study chromosome evolution and speciation.
Gallery
File:Daff-fem.tif, ''Drosophila affinis'' female
References
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