Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Identification:

Smaller "picture wing" with a brownish yellow band across the middle of each wing. Medfly, introduced in 1907, became well established throughout the Hawaiian Islands within four years. Important hosts include coffee, citrus, loquat, persimmon, guava, papaya, and peach. Medfly is distributed in patches near leeward, dry areas at both high and low elevations.

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