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Drosophila populi species group

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drosophilidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Drosophilinae

The Holarctic Drosophila populi species group belongs to the subgenus Sophophora and contains two species, Drosophila ingrica and Drosophila populi. D. ingrica is found in the Palearctic, while D. populi is found in the Nearctic. Both species are found in the northernmost subarctic forest zone, and are strongly associated with cotton wood.

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Drosophila populi species group Wikipedia