Scientific Name:  Bactrocera minax

Common Name:  Chinese citrus fly

Taxonomic position

Class :  Insect

Order:  Diptera

Family:  Tephritidae

Genus :  Bactrocera

Species: minax                

Host : Citrus and related genera of Rutaceae

Distribution: Asia

Body : Predominantly orange-brown species

Head: B. minax belongs to subgenus Tetradacus, which lack postpronotal setae, prescutellar acrostical setae and basal scutellar setae

Thorax: It has medial and lateral yellow vittae (stripes) on the scutum

Wings: Wing lengths of 9 mm or more

Abdomen: The posterior margin of the 5^th sternite has a deep V-shaped emargination.