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Bactrocera melanotus

Ongaonga

Cook Islands Fruitfly

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Cook Islands Fruitfly, Black Fruitfly, Cook Islands Fruit Fly

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Ongaonga (RR MG)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Cook Islands (Southern Group)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Endemic of Cooks; S.Group only (RR - v.common; Outer Islands); Land, horticultural

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Serious agricultural pest

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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++
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Bactrocera melanotus (Coquillet)
SYNONYMS: Dacus melanotus

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Diptera; TEPHRITIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Serious agricultural pest. Comments: NBSAP - Puaikura (2= of 12 animal pests)

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: fieldspecimen+photo, coastal forest 500m south of Oneroa, 2006/5, G.McCormack with ID as Bactrocera melanotus.

References:
Special Reference: PM79, W&D79

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM03a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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