Alana’s fly Drosophila melanogaster

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Alana’s fly thing
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Found flying by a rotten log. Moved about for a while, but stayed around the log. Landed directly on my hand when I tried to catch it. It was in a group with other insects of the same species. Small, transparent wings, brown body, small brown legs, head is brown.

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Diptera Drosophilidae Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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