Bactrocera
| Bactrocera | |
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| Bactrocera dorsalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Dacinae |
| Tribe: | Dacini |
| Genus: |
Bactrocera Macquart, 1835 |
| Species | |
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B. correcta |
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| Diversity | |
| 549 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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B. correcta
B. cucurbitae
B. dorsalis
B. invadens
B. oleae
B. papayae
B. tryoni
B. zonata
Hundreds more
Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with more than 500 species currently described.
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn".
Many subgenera are defined within this genus:
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