Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura ( Malloch, 1931 )

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 134

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scientific name	Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura ( Malloch, 1931 )
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Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura ( Malloch, 1931) View in CoL

Figure 55 View Figure 55

Distribution. Fiji (Rotuma Island only). Futuna. Wallis. Samoa (Savai’i, Manono, Upolu). American Samoa. Tonga (Tongatapu Group, Vava’u Group, Niuas Group). Niue.

Male lure. Cue-lure.

Host plants. No known hosts. Adults were bred from an unidentified fruit in Fiji.

Biology. Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 122 View Figure 122 .

References

Malloch JR. 1931. Diptera, Trypetidae. Insects of Samoa VI (7): 253 - 266.

Figures

Figure 55. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura (Malloch), male. A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view.

Figure 122. Mean (±SE) daily captures of Bactrocera obscura (Malloch) in cue-lure traps maintained in Samoa (Upolu Island) between January 2000 and June 2001, based on 9 trapping sites (n = 154, mean FTD = 4.10).