Source: L.E. Carrol, I.M. White, A. Friedberg, A.L. Norrbom, M.J. Dallwitz and F.C. Thompson (2002 onwards). Pest Fruit Flies of the World: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 8th August 2002.
- Scientific Name
- Bactrocera tau
- Scientific Author
- Taxonomy
- (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae)
- Risk
- Medium
- Medium
- Status
- Native Thailand Pest Species
- Native Thailand Pest Species
- Reliability
- High
- High
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Diagnostic Images
Abdomen
- Caption
- Bangkhen, Bangkok, Thailand 23-04-1959
- Source
- Walaikorn Rattanadechakul Department of Agriculture, Thailand
Diagnostic Images (9)
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Diagnostic Notes
Body a balanced mixture of black and yellow. First flagellomere as long as face, rounded apically. Thorax with number of pale whitish to yellow postsutural stripes three; subscutellum yellowish to orange-brown medially, with distinct dark spots laterally. Wings with distance between crossvein r-m and costa shorter than r-m; posterodistal corner of cell dm distinctly acute. Abdominal tergites with separate dark areas on anterolateral margins of T3-T5.
More Information
- Specimen Contact
- Department of Agriculture, Thailand
- Author
- Walaikorn Rattanadechakul
- Created
- 28/01/2011 02:34 AEST
- Last Updated
- 02/02/2011 11:21 AEST
- Citation
- Walaikorn Rattanadechakul (2011) Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tau) Updated on 2/2/2011 11:21:30 AM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.
- Image Use
- Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
