EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 04 - 2012 Num. article: 2012/081

Australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies


The ‘Australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies’ (version 1) has recently been published on the website of Plant Health Australia and can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.phau.com.au/go/phau/biosecurity/fruit-fly

This handbook is a compilation of diagnostic techniques (detection and identification methods) for 47 fruit flies species:
  • Anastrepha species: A. fraterculus, A. ludens, A. obliqua, A. serpentina, A. striata, A. suspensa.
  • Bactrocera species: B. albistrigata, B. aquilonis, B. atrisetosa, B. bryoniae, B.;carambolae, B. caryeae, B. correcta, B. cucumis, B. cucurbitae, B. curvipennis, B. decipiens, B. dorsalis, B. facialis, B. frauenfeldi, B. jarvisi, B. kandiensis, B.;kirki, B. kraussi, B. latifrons, B. melanotus, B. musae, B. neohumeralis, B.;occipitalis, B. papayae, B. passiflorae, B. philippinensis, B. psidii, B. tau, B.;trilineola, B. trivialis, B. tryoni, B. umbrosa, B. xanthodes, B. zonata.
  • Ceratitis species: C. capitata, C. rosa.
  • Dirioxa pornia.
  • Rhagoletis species: R. completa, R. fausta, R. indifferens, R. pomonella.


Sources

EPPO Secretariat (2012-03).