Drosophila melanogaster

TaxID: 7227

Basic Information

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Common Name

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Introduction

Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (an insect of the order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly", "pomace fly", or "banana fly". D. melanogaster is attracted to rotting fruit and fermenting beverages and is often found in orchards, kitchens, and pubs. Starting with Charles W. Woodworth's 1901 proposal of the use of this species as a model organism, D. melanogaster continues to be widely used for biological research in genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis, and life history evolution. In 1946 D. melanogaster was the first animal to be launched into space. As of 2017, six Nobel Prizes have been awarded to drosophilists for their work using the insect. Drosophila melanogaster is typically used in research owing to its rapid life cycle, relatively simple genetics with only four pairs of chromosomes, and large number of offspring per generation. It was originally an African species, with all non-African lineages having a common origin. Its geographic range includes all continents, including islands. D. melanogaster is a common pest in homes, restaurants, and other places where food is served. Flies belonging to the family Tephritidae are also called "fruit flies". This can cause confusion, especially in the Mediterranean, Australia, and South Africa, where the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is an economic pest.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Drosophilidae

Genus

Drosophila

Species

Drosophila melanogaster

Subspecies

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Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
Cambodia	Quarantine pests	—
Nicaragua	Absent	—

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Absent

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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession	Assembly Level	Genome Size(Mb)	Contig N50(Kb)	Scaffold N50(Kb)	BUSCO%	Downloads
GCA_010014745.2	Chromosome	-	-	-	-	FASTA GFF3

GCA_000001215.4	Chromosome	143	21485	25286	-	FASTA GFF3

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR39837678	whole insect	adult fly	male	19262155	China:Baoding	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1502374 Experiment ID SRX34511133 Study ID SRP721324 Category insect Title RNA-Seq of Drosophila Design Description fed with P. parvum wt Strain no Sample Attributes {'age': 'adult fly', 'sex': 'male', 'breed': 'no', 'strain': 'w1118', 'tissue': 'whole insect', 'ecotype': 'no', 'isolate': 'P.parvumWT3', 'cultivar': 'no', 'dev_stage': 'adult fly', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Baoding', 'biosamplemodel': 'Model organism or animal', 'collection_date': '2026-06-24'}
SRR39837677	whole insect	adult fly	male	20758854	China:Baoding	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1502374 Experiment ID SRX34511134 Study ID SRP721324 Category insect Title RNA-Seq of Drosophila Design Description fed with P. parvum wt Strain no Sample Attributes {'age': 'adult fly', 'sex': 'male', 'breed': 'no', 'strain': 'w1118', 'tissue': 'whole insect', 'ecotype': 'no', 'isolate': 'P.parvumWT4', 'cultivar': 'no', 'dev_stage': 'adult fly', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Baoding', 'biosamplemodel': 'Model organism or animal', 'collection_date': '2026-06-24'}
SRR39837676	whole insect	adult fly	male	21963517	China:Baoding	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1502374 Experiment ID SRX34511135 Study ID SRP721324 Category insect Title RNA-Seq of Drosophila Design Description fed with P. parvum wt Strain no Sample Attributes {'age': 'adult fly', 'sex': 'male', 'breed': 'no', 'strain': 'w1118', 'tissue': 'whole insect', 'ecotype': 'no', 'isolate': 'P.parvumWT5', 'cultivar': 'no', 'dev_stage': 'adult fly', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Baoding', 'biosamplemodel': 'Model organism or animal', 'collection_date': '2026-06-24'}

DNA Barcodes (278 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
GBDP5956-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5955-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5954-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5953-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTACTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5952-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTACTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5951-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5950-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5949-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGAACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5948-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBDP5947-09	BOLD:AAA1831	COI-5P	552	-	-	-	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATA---TTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTGCTCTTTCTTTACTATTAGTAAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTATCCGCTGGAATTGCTCATGGTGGAGCTTCAGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCTCTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATACGATCAACAGGAATTTCATTAGATCGTATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGTTATTACTGCTTTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCAGTACTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGACCCAGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Drosophila melanogaster

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (0 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Distribution (0 countries)

Genomes (2 records)

Transcriptomes (3 records)

DNA Barcodes (278 records)

Literature

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