Bactrocera (Bactrocera) minuta

Authors :: Leblanc, Luc
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Zenodo, 2022.
Abstract: Bactrocera (Bactrocera) minuta (Drew, 1971) Figure 46 Distribution. Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz). Vanuatu (Torres Islands, Banks Islands, Santo, Malekula, Ambae, Maewo, Pentecost, Ambrym, Epi-Paama-Tongoa, Efate, Erromanga, Tanna, Aneityum). Male lure. Cue-lure. Host plants. Host records in Vanuatu: APOCYNACEAE: Cerbera manghas, C. odollam. MORACEAE: Antiaris toxicaria. Biology. Adults mate at dusk (Allwood 1997). Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 118.<br />Published as part of Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, pp. 1-167 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (948) on page 130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7300862<br />{"references":["Drew RAI. 1971. New species of Dacinae (Diptera: Trypetidae) from the South Pacific area. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences. 28: 29 - 103."]}