Bactrocera kandiensis

Host plants

Oligophagous fruit pest.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Oriental

Sri Lanka

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kandiensis Drew & Hancock

Bactrocera kandiensis Drew & Hancock 1994: 31.—Sri Lanka. Central: Peradeniya [7°15’N 80°36’E]. HT ♀ BMNH

Strumeta pedestris: Hering 1956: 63.—misid. See Drew & Hancock 1994: 31.

References

Vargas, R. I., J. C. Piñero, and L. Leblanc. 2015. An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the Pacific Region. Insects 6(2): 297-318.