1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name:
Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
(Diptera: Tephritidae)
Common Name
Mexican fruit fly
Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au:80/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136224
Image Library
Australian Biosecurity
Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au:80/pests-and-diseases/
Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library
Museum Victoria
http://museumvictoria.com.au/
CRC National Plant Biosecurity
http://www.crcplantbiosecurity.com.au/
Plant Health Australia
http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foresty
http://www.daff.gov.au/
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/
2. Species Information
2.1. Details
Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected]
Author: Walker, K.
Citation: Walker, K. (2005) Mexican fruit fly(Anastrepha ludens)Updated on 8/31/2012 Available online: PaDIL
- http://www.padil.gov.au
Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence
2.2. URL
Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au:80/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136224
2.3. Facets
Status: Exotic Regulated Pest - absent from Australia
Group: Flies
Commodity Overview: Horticulture
Commodity Type: Fresh Fruit, Citrus, Pome fruits
Distribution: USA and Canada, Central and South America
2.4. Other Names
Acrotoxa ludens Loew
Anastrepha lathana Stone
Trypeta ludens (Loew)
2.5. Diagnostic Notes
Mostly yellowish-brown in colour; A. ludens, is typical in appearance to other members of the genus
Anastrepha, but notable for the female's long ovipositor and sheath relative to its body size -the ovipositor is
3.35-4.7 mm long; wing band colour pale yellow,width of S-band narrow apically, not extending to medial vein,
and colour of thoracic setae uniformly pale.
Source:
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/mexican_fruit_fly.htm
Accessed 15 July 2005
For full description, follow this link:
Description
2.6. References
Aluja M. 1994. Bionomics and management of Anastrepha. Annual Review of Entomology 39: 155-178. Berg
GH. 1979. Pictorial key to fruit fly larvae of the family Tephritidae. San Salvador: Organ. Internac. Regional
Sanidad. Agropec. 36 p. Carroll LE, and Wharton RA. 1989. Morphology of the immature stages of
Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Annuals of the Entomological Society of America 82: 201-214.
Clark RA, Steck GJ, Weems Jr HW. 1996. Detection, quarantine, and eradication of exotic fruit flies in Florida,
pp. 29-54. In D.L. Rosen (ed.), Pest Management in the subtropics: Integrated pest management - a Florida
perspective. Intercept Ltd. Andover UK. Dickens JC, Solis E, Hart WG. 1982. Sexual development and
mating behavior of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew). The Southwestern Entomologist 7: 9-15.
Ebeling W. 1959. Subtropical fruit pests. University of California, Division of Agricultural Science 436 p.
Hernandez-Ortiz V. 1992. El genero Anastrepha Schiner en Mexico (Diptera: Tephritidae), Taxonomia,
distribucion y sus plantas huespedes. Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa Mexico. 162 p. Greene CT. 1929.
Characters of the larvae and pupae of certain fruit flies. Journal of Agricultural Research 38: 489-504. Ibrahim
RB. 1980. Fruit flies of Florida (Diptera: Tephritidae). Gainesville: University of Florida. 355 p. Doctoral
dissertation. <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt:
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2.7. Web Links
Adults images and larval traits:
http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/insects/Anastrepha_ludens/ANSTLU_images.htm
EPPO Distribution Map: http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/insects/Anastrepha_ludens/ANSTLU_map.htm
Fruit Fly Host Plant Database: http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov:591/diptera/tephritidae/TephHosts/search.html
Invasive Species Database: http://www.gacaps.org/subject.cfm?sub=4932
Larval DELTA key description: http://delta-intkey.com/ffl/www/ana_lude.htm
Overview Information: http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit/tropical/mexican_fruit_fly.htm
Pest Fruit Flies of the World: http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/tephriti/pests/adults/www/ana_lude.htm
Pest Tracker: http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/ffly/
Reproduction phenology: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2003000300002
USDA Fact Sheet: http://www.invasive.org/publications/aphis/fsmexfly.pdf
3. Diagnostic Images
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Abdomen view: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Dorsal female: Ken Walker Museum Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Head above female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Head front female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Head side female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Lateral view female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Posterior view female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Thorax above: Ken Walker Museum Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Thorax side female: Ken Walker Museum
Victoria
Specimen Locality Label: Bred at USDA
Fruit fly facility, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.,
June 2004, J. Worley.
Wing female: Ken Walker Museum Victoria
4. Other Images
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