Fruit fly

Fruit fly may mean the flies in two families:

 Drosophilidae, a family of small flies. The family contains more than 4,000 species classified under 75 genera.Yassin, Amir 2013. Phylogenetic classification of the Drosophilidae Rondani (Diptera): The role of morphology in the postgenomic era. Systematic Entomology. 38 (2): 349–364.  
 Drosophila: the genus of small fruit flies and vinegar flies, especially Drosophila melanogaster, famous for its role in 20th century genetics.

 Tephritidae, a family of large, colorfully marked flies which are mostly pests.Aluja, Martin, and Allen L. Norrbom. 2000. Fruit flies (Tephritidae): phylogeny and evolution of behavior. CRC Press. Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are put in almost 500 genera
 Bactrocera cucurbitae or melon fly, an agricultural pest in Asian countries
 Bactrocera oleae or olive fruit fly, native to the Eastern Hemisphere and an invasive species in North America
 Bactrocera tryoni or Queensland fruit fly, an invasive pest species in Australia 
 Vidalia (fruit fly), a genus.

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