Bactrocera simulata


Host plants

Family Genus
Sapindaceae Pometia*
Solanaceae Capsicum

Asterisks indicates unconfirmed records, per White and Elson-Harris (1992).  

Biogeographic region and distribution

Australasian

Bougainville I., Solomon Is., Vanuatu.

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) simulata Malloch
Dacus simulatus Malloch 1939: 241.—Solomon Is. Nggela
Is., Mali Ali Valley. HT ♂️ BMNH.

References

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.