Fruit fly (Bactrocera invadens)

Note: B. papayae, B. philippinensis, B. invadens and B. dorsalis are recognised as a single species, B. dorsalis, by some researchers.

Synonymisation of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data, Systematic Entomology, first published online 28 October 2014 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12113/abstract

High priority pest of: Citrus, Melons

Scientific name: Bactrocera invadens
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Flies & Midges (DIPTERA)