Atherigona orientalis
TaxID: 371200
Basic Information
Atherigona orientalis
Pepper Fruit Fly, Pepper fruit fly, pepper fruit fly
Atherigona orientalis, the tomato fly or pepper fruit fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is the only member of Atherigona known from the New World, but is common also in warmer parts of the Old World, especially the southern Palaearctic, throughout the Oriental and Afrotropical regions, Australia and into the Pacific, and almost every island as far east as Hawaii. It is considered a pest of capsicum and tomato in the European and Mediterranean region, but may also be a pest to other crops.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Muscidae
Atherigona
orientalis
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Diptera;f__Muscidae;g__Atherigona;s__Atherigona orientalis
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (25 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Actinidia chinensis | Host |
| Allium cepa | Host |
| Allium tuberosum | Host |
| Benincasa hispida | Host |
| Brassica oleracea | Host |
| Capsicum annuum | Host |
| Citrus reticulata | Host |
| Citrus sinensis | Host |
| Cucumis melo | Host |
| Cucumis sativus | Host |
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Guatemala | Absent | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Nicaragua | Absent | — |
Distribution (100 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Bermuda | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Barbados | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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