Scientific Name: Dacus ciliatus Lowe
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Taxonomic position
Class : Insect
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus : Bactrocera
Species: ciliatus
Host : Bitter Snake gourd, Snake gourd, tomato, polyphagous
Distribution: Majority all indian parts
Body : Adult predominantly orange species
Head: Face with 2 facial spots
Thorax: Two scutellar setae, a yellow spot covering most of the katatergite, anatergite orange, mid femur yellow or orange-yellow Scutum without yellow stripes, anterior supra-alar setae and prescutellaracrostichal setae. No lateral or medial vittae.
Legs : Legs predominantly yellow, slightly darkened to orange at apex of each femur
Wings: Wing with a costal band that is expanded apically to form a spot
Abdomen: All tergites fused into a single plate, at most with smooth transverse lines marking the boundaries of each segment. Male: with pecten on each side of tergum III.