Fruit Fly (Small) / Vinegar Flies
The common name comes from their small size and fondness for fruits or vinegar as egg laying sites.
- Common Name: Fruit (Small) / Vinegar Flies
- Scentific Name: Drosophila spp.
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adults about 1/8" long.
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Color
Dull, tan to brownish yellow or brownish black.
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Biology
Reproductive potential is enormous.
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Habit
Attracted to fresh fruits/vegetables and those fermenting because of yeast.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties