Scientific Name: Bactrocera gavisa (Munro)
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Taxonomic position
Class : Insect
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus : Bactrocera
Species: gavisa
Host : Not known
Distribution: Karnataka. Kerala , orissa, tamil nadu, telangana
Body : Medium sized insect
Head .Face with large oval black oval black spots.
Thorax: Scutum shining black with lateral postsuturalvittae widening posterior to iasetae to almost contact the scutellum.
Moderately broad medial postsuturalvitta, tapering anteriorly and posteriorly. Scutellum yellow except for a narrow black, basal band. Mesopleural stripe an inverted 'L' shape and extending to postpronotal lobe.
Legs : Segments fulvous except hind tibiae fuscous.
Wings: Wing with continuous costal band confluent with R2+3 and widening slightly across apex of R4+s.
Abdomen: Tergum I orange-brown with broad lateral black markings, tergum II with narrow black marking across anterior margin and widening posteriorluy. Terga III -V with 'T' shaped mark. A pair of oval shining spot on tergum V. Male with pectan in tergum III.