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Variegated Fruit-fly

Phortica variegata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Phortica variegata (also known as the "variegated fruit fly") is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae. Phortica and related fly species are perhaps best known for their behaviour of feeding on the lacrimal secretions (lachryphagy) of mammals. As a consequence of this behaviour, P.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 3France · 1Germany · 1Italy · 1Netherlands · 1Spain · 1