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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) minuta

Creators

  • 1. University of Idaho, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (EPPN) 875 Perimeter Drive MS 2329, Moscow, Idaho, USA

Description

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) minuta (Drew, 1971)

Figure 46

Distribution. Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz). Vanuatu (Torres Islands, Banks Islands, Santo, Malekula, Ambae, Maewo, Pentecost, Ambrym, Epi-Paama-Tongoa, Efate, Erromanga, Tanna, Aneityum).

Male lure. Cue-lure.

Host plants. Host records in Vanuatu: APOCYNACEAE: Cerbera manghas, C. odollam. MORACEAE: Antiaris toxicaria.

Biology. Adults mate at dusk (Allwood 1997). Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 118.

Notes

Published as part of Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, pp. 1-167 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (948) on page 130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7300862

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Tephritidae
Genus
Bactrocera
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Drew
Species
minuta
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) minuta (Drew, 1971) sec. Leblanc, 2022

References

  • Drew RAI. 1971. New species of Dacinae (Diptera: Trypetidae) from the South Pacific area. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences. 28: 29 - 103.