David, K. J.;Hancock, D. L.;Singh, Shakti Kumar;Ramani, S.;Behere, G. T.;Salini, S.
Bactrocera
Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyTephritidae
Observations recorded107,095
Bactrocera es un género numeroso de moscas de la fruta, familia Tephritidae, en la actualidad se han descrito más de 500 especies pertenecientes a este género.
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Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
==Name== The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn". thumb|right|Bactrocera sp. flies on an Anthurium inflorescence smelling of methyl eugenol