Scientific Name:  Bactrocera diversa (Coquillett)

Common Name:    Three-striped fruit fly

Taxonomic position

Class :  Insect

Order:  Diptera

Family:  Tephritidae

Genus :  Bactrocera

Species:   diversa

Host : Cucurbits

Distribution: India

Body :  Adult small to medium size with greenish black body.

Head Sexual dimorphism is seen in this species. Face of male entirely yellow , without facial spots,face of female with a transeverse black line above the mouth opening.

 Thorax: Scutum dark with lateral vittae parallel sided reaching ia setae. With medial postsutural vitta narrowed at both ends.

Legs : All femora without any markings.

Wings: Wings with costal band confluent with R2+3.

Abdomen: Light brown with dark markings on T2 and T3. Males lack pecten on 3rd abdominal tergite