Carambola fruit fly | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Genus: | Bactrocera |
Species: | B. carambolae
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Binomial name | |
Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, 1994
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Bactrocera carambolae, also known as the carambola fruit fly, is a fruit fly species in the family Tephritidae, and is native to Asia.[1][2] This species was described by Drew and Hancock in 1994.[3][4]
Bactrocera carambolae are specifically native to Malaysia, southern Thailand and western Indonesia.[5] In past years, this species has invaded South America via the trade of fruits from Indonesia.[1] This species is known as a major exotic pest, labelled as high priority in the Tropical Fruit Industry Biosecurity Plan and a quarantine pest in Brazil.[1][6]
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