Drosophila busckii explained

Drosophila busckii is a species of fruit fly that is native to North America, though it now also occurs in Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America.^[1] It can be identified by the presence of dark stripes on the thorax (including a trident shape on the mesonotum) and the wings being transparent with no markings.^[2] Mostly it is associated with rotten potatoes.^[3] In the laboratory they are normally reared on Wheeler-Clayton food.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drosophila busckii . 2022-06-01 . www.cabi.org . en.
2. Miller . M. E. . Marshall . S. A. . Grimaldi . D. A. . A Review of the Species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and Genera of Drosophilidae of Northeastern North America . Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification . 31 . 10.3752/cjai.2017.31. free .
3. Niswonger. H. R.. 1911. Two Species Of Diptera Of The Genus Drosophila.. PDF Adobe Acrobat. The Ohio Naturalist. Ohio. 11. 8. 374–377. 2009-07-16.