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A database to support plant pest diagnostic activities

Dacus frontalis(DACUFR)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/DACUFR
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: DACUFR
  • Preferred name: Dacus frontalis
  • Authority: Becker

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Dacus ciliatus f. frontalis Becker
Didacus frontalis (Becker)

Common names
Name Language
greater melon fly English
pumpkin fruit fly English
mosca de la calabaza Spanish
Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia ( 1ANIMK )
Phylum Arthropoda ( 1ARTHP )
Subphylum Hexapoda ( 1HEXAQ )
Class Insecta ( 1INSEC )
Order Diptera ( 1DIPTO )
Family Tephritidae ( 1TEPHF )
Genus Dacus ( 1DACUG )
Species Dacus frontalis ( DACUFR )

Related EPPO PM7 Standard