Hirtodrosophila confusa is a widespread, but rare European species of fruit fly from the family Drosophilidae.[4]
Description
Relatively large species (for Drosophilidae), wing length about 3.5 mm (0.14 in), generally yellowish body with some variable brown triangular marking on the dorsal surface of the abdomen, wings yellowish.[4][5]
Distribution
Widespread in most of the Palaearctic though rare in northern parts,[5] absent from Great Britain.[6]
Biology
It is mostly associated with woodland habitat types. Specimens have been reared from fungi,[5] which is suspected to the preferred larval food. Populations peak in about July.[4]
References
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^ a b Staeger, R.C. (1844). "[Bemærkninger til slægten Drosophila. [Notes on the genus Drosophila.]] - Pp. 16-18 in: J.C. Schiodte: Forhandlinger i det skandinaviske entomologiske Selskab". Naturh. Tidsskr. 1 (2): 16–70.
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^ Duda, Oswald (1924). "Revision der europäische n Arten der Gattung Drosophila Fallen (Dipt.)" (PDF). Entomologiske Meddelelser. 14: 246–280, 281–313. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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^ Burla, H. (1951). "Drosophila grischuna species nova, eine neue Art aus der Schweiz". Zehnter Jahresbericht der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft fur Vererbungsforschung, S. S. G. 25 (1950): 619–623.
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^ a b c Shorrocks, B. (1972). Invertebrate types: Drosophila. London: Ginn & Co. p. 144. ISBN 0-08-025941-3.
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^ a b c Bächli, Gerhard; Vilela, Carlos R.; Escher, Stefan Andersson; Saura, Anssi (2004). The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 39. Leiden: Brill. p. 245. ISBN 90-04-14074-3.
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^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. 12 (1): 1–234.
