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)

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).