Bactrocera (Bactrocera) pepisalae ( Froggatt, 1910 )

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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) pepisalae ( Froggatt, 1910)

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

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. No known host.

Biology. Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 124 .

Figures

Figure 67. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) pepisalae (Drew), male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 124. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera pepisalae (Drew) in methyl eugenol traps maintained in the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal Island) between April 1999 and August 2001, based on six trapping sites (n = 137, mean FTD = 0.23).