EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera passiflorae(BCTRPA)

Distribution details in Tonga

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
Leblanc (2022): specimens in Fiji have uniformly black abdomen, while populations in Tonga (Niuas group), Tuvalu and Tokelau have extensive pale markings on the abdomen (Fig. 63) and have been treated as a likely new species close to B. passiflorae by Drew and Hancock (1995).
References
* From South Pacific Commission
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* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549.