Species Toxotrypana curvicauda - Papaya Fruit Fly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female

Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - male

Papaya Fruit Flies - Toxotrypana curvicauda - male - female

Papaya Fruit Fly - Female 2 - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female

Papaya Fruit Fly Female Laying Eggs - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Subfamily Trypetinae

Tribe Toxotrypanini

Genus Toxotrypana

Species curvicauda (Papaya Fruit Fly)

Explanation of Names

Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker

Size

body 8.5-12.5 mm, ovipositor 9-14 mm

Range

so.TX to Colombia & Venezuela, West Indies; introduced in FL(1)

Food

Papaya, mango and some other fruits

Remarks

Introduced into Florida in 1905, probably from the West Indies on papaya shipments[Cite:185010]

Internet References

Species pages by Selman et al.[Cite:185010], by A.L. Norrbom(1)

Works Cited

1.	Norrbom A.L. (2004-2010) Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) taxonomy pages

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 16 September, 2010 - 9:29pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 2 March, 2012 - 12:21pm

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