Scientific Name: Bactrocera versicolor Bezzi
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Taxonomic position
Class : Insect
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus : Bactrocera
Species: versicolor
Host : Distribution: Bihar, karnataka. Kerala , tamil nadu, telangana
Body : Medium sized, red-brown species
Head Face: with medium sized black spots.
Thorax: Scutum red-brown, with two medium sized, parallel, yellow lateral vittae, ending just behind ia setae. Scutellum yellow with narrow brown basal band and an apical spot.
Legs : All femora fulvous except for a sub-apical spot on outer surfaces of fore and mid-femora
Wings: Wings with a narrow costal band confluent with R2+3 and a very narrow anal streak within cell cup.
Abdomen: Red-brown with thin 'T' shaped markon Terga III-V. Dark red-brown shining spot on Tergum V. Males with pectan on Tergum III.