Scientific Name: Bactrocera nigrofemoralis White & Tsuruta
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Taxonomic position
Class : Insect
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus : Bactrocera
Species: nigrofemoralis
Host : Terminalia catappa
Distribution: Karnataka. Kerala , Tamil nadu, Telangana
Body : Medium sized insect
Head :Face : entirely shining black.
Thorax: 1. Scutum shining black without pale markings. Narrow postsuturalvittae. Narrowing posteriorly well before ia setae. Scutullem yellow with a moderatley broad black basal band.
Legs : Fore femora shining black, mid femora entirely shining black, hind femora apecal with shining black.
Wings: Costal band confluent with R2+3 and remaining narrow to end just beyond extremity of R4+5. A arrow anal streak.
Abdomen: Mostly shining black. Narrow brown colour band on tergum II . Pair of oval shining black spot on tegum V. Pectan present on tegum III of male.