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 Very small Drosophilid
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 29-11-2006 23:54
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Hello! Among the many Drosophila immigrans on the bananas in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany) there are some other, which are even smaller, only about 1.5 mm (so no better photo possible). Not very well visible on the pic below, but some parts of the topside of the abdomen are darker than others. Could this be the famous Drosophila melanogaster? Thanks in advance! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [22.95Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-11-2006 08:24
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Based on the wing I'd still say immigrans...
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 30-11-2006 11:40
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14441 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Paul! Paul Beuk wrote: Based on the wing I'd still say immigrans... But they were not much more than half the size of the others... Or are there such big size differences between males and females? (Can't remember having seen such, when some were mating.) Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-11-2006 12:06
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Food can be a limiting factor when it comes to adult size: little food for the larva, small size for the adult.
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