Anastrepha antunesi

Description

No data available. Larvae of this species have not been described.

Host plants

Family	Genus
Anacardiaceae	Spondias
Flacourtiaceae	Dovyalis
Melastomataceae	Bellalucia
Myrtaceae	Eugenia, Psidium
Rubiaceae	Genipa
Sapotaceae	Manilkara, Pouteria

 

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

 

Biogeographic region and distribution

Neotropical

Guatemala to Venezuela, Trinidad, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Para, Pernambuco, Bahia).

Adult taxonomy

Anastrepha antunesi Loew
Anastrepha antunesi Lima 1938: 63.—Brazil. Bahia: Piraja. HT ♀️ IOC.

References

Dutra, V. S., B. Ronchi-Teles, G. J. Steck, and J. G. Silva. 2011. Egg morphology of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera:Tephritidae) in the fraterculus group using scanning electron microscopy. Annals Entomological Society of America 104: 16–24.

USDA Compendium of fruit fly host information (CoFFHI), edition 5.0. USDA CPHST Online Database. Available: https://coffhi.cphst.org/

White, I. M. and M. M. Elson-Harris. 1992. Fruit Flies of Economic Significance: Their Identification and Bionomics. International Institute of Entomology, London. xii + 601 p.