Bactrocera (Bactrocera) froggatti ( Bezzi, 1928 )

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 123

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) froggatti ( Bezzi, 1928)

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Distribution. Papua New Guinea (Bougainville). Solomon Islands (Shortland Group, Choiseul, Vella Lavella, Gizo, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Isabel, Russell, Florida, Guadalcanal, Malaita, San Cristobal, Rennell and Bellona).

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. No known hosts.

Biology. Monthly trapping data are illustrated on Figure 115 .

Figures

Figure 31. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) froggatti (Bezzi), male.A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen.D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 115. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera froggatti (Bezzi) in methyl eugenol traps maintained in the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal Island) between April 1999 and August 2001, based on 10 trapping sites (n = 230, mean FTD = 0.37).