Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophilidae, Zaprionus indianus. OK!

Posted by John Carr on 04-10-2015 19:33
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There are many similar species, but only Z. indianus is widespread outside of Africa. It has spread rapidly in North America recently. Two other species of even-striped Zaprionus are recorded from southern Europe in Fauna Europaea, one of which is much darker than your fly.

The leg characters Paul is looking for are illustrated here: http://zookeys.pe...hp?id=2231