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West Indian fruit fly
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Flies & mosquitoes

West Indian fruit fly

Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)

Names

EnglishWest Indian fruit fly
Dutch—
SpanishMosca del mango
Chinese西印度按实蝇
Scientific nameAnastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)

About this species

Anastrepha obliqua is a species of fruit fly. It is the most important fruit fly pest of mangoes in Neotropics and attacks a wide range of other spicy fruits. A. obliqua is widespread in Mexico, Central and South America and the West Indies. It is sometimes called the West Indian fruit fly in English.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyTephritidae
GenusAnastrepha

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
2016First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo5
  • Para5
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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