Drosophila repleta is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae.[1][2]

Drosophila repleta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Drosophila
Species:
D. repleta
Binomial name
Drosophila repleta
Wollaston, 1858
Synonyms
  • Drosophila melanopalpa Patterson and Wheeler, 1942

D. repleta is a subtropical species, and is well adapted to warm, urbanized environments.[3] D. repleta is a carrier of foodborne illness - including Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Saint Paul, and Listeria innocua - onto human food.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Drosophila repleta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Drosophila repleta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Ramniwas, Seema; Kumar, Girish; Pandey, Manish; Singh, Divya (1 March 2024). "Impact of urbanization and temperature on local abundance of Drosophila repleta Wollaston (1858) in the Western Himalayas". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 27 (1): 102200. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102200. ISSN 1226-8615.
  4. ^ Black, E. P.; Hinrichs, G. J.; Barcay, S. J.; Gardner, D. B. (1 March 2018). "Fruit Flies as Potential Vectors of Foodborne Illness". Journal of Food Protection. 81 (3): 509–514. doi:10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-255. ISSN 0362-028X. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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