Fruit fly can refer to:
Any animal of the family Tephritidae (large fruit flies) or Drosophilidae (small fruit flies or vinegar flies).
The species Drosophila melanogaster, an important model organism in modern biology; this species is also sometimes simply called Drosophila.
Drosophila melanogaster is Latin for "black-bellied honey lover." The insect pictured here is actually quite large (5mm) as fruit flies go.
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