Dropsophila yakuba vs Dropsophila santomea (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Dropsophila yakuba vs Dropsophila santomea

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The left side is a rendering of a Drosophila yakuba male fly while the right side is a Drosophila santomea male. Drosophila santomea has lost most of its body coloration during the .5 million years since the two species diverged, including bands of pigmentation that adorn each abdominal segment and the full pigmentation of posterior segments.

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Nicolas Gompel

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