Anastrepha suspensa

TaxID: 28587

Basic Information

Anastrepha suspensa

Caribbean Fruit Fly, Caribbean fruit fly

Anastrepha suspensa, known as the Caribbean fruit fly, the Greater Antillean fruit fly, guava fruit fly, or the Caribfly, is a species of tephritid fruit fly. As the names suggest, these flies feed on and develop in a variety of fruits, primarily in the Caribbean. They mainly infest mature to overripe fruits. While thought to have originated in Cuba, the Caribbean fruit fly can now also be found in Florida, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. Anastrepha suspensa is a small brown and yellow fly that is can be distinguished from similar species by the placement of the veins in the wings. This fly is a pest species and has negative agricultural and economic impacts. Due to their ability to travel great distances (over 120 km) and wide range of adaptability, A. suspensa poses risks to any fruit growing country importing fruit from the Caribbean.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Tephritidae

Anastrepha

suspensa

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

Adult body 6.5 mm, yellow-orange to brown, with a dark spot on dorsal thorax between notum and scutellum; wings with characteristic Anastrepha-type pattern: S-band complete, C-band and proximal arm of V-band present; ovipositor nearly as long as abdomen, aculeus length 1.40–1.60 mm, tip length 0.19–0.23 mm, width 0.10–0.13 mm, lateral margins not curved dorsally. Third instar larvae 6.7–9.0 mm, whitish, with 8–13 oral ridges and 3–4 small accessory plates; anterior spiracle with 8–15 tubules; posterior spiracle with dorsal and ventral bundles of 9–16 hairs; anal lobes large, protuberant. Egg 1.02–1.40 mm, white, with strong chorion ornamentation covering about 11% of egg length.

Source: EPPO Global Database Life Stage: Adult / Larva / Egg Source Type: Diagnostic reference
Citation:

EPPO (2023). Anastrepha suspensa datasheet. EPPO Global Database.

Host Plants (82 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (70 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Antigua and Barbuda Quarantine pests —
Albania Absent —
Austria Absent 2019
Belgium Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Brazil Absent 2018
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Cyprus Absent 2019
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Distribution (14 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

9
Present
5
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bahamas Present —
Brazil Absent —
Cuba Present —
Cayman Islands Present —
Dominican Republic Present —
French Guiana Absent —
Haiti Present —
Jamaica Present —
Mexico Present —
Netherlands Absent —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR8167466 whole body tissue - - 13100641 -
SRR8167467 whole body tissue - - 13285873 -
SRR8167468 whole body tissue - - 18746634 -

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature