Anastrepha ludens
TaxID: 28586
Basic Information
Anastrepha ludens
Mexican Fruit Fly, Mexican fruit fly
Anastrepha ludens, the Mexican fruit fly or Mexfly, is a species of fly of the Anastrepha genus in the Tephritidae family (fruit flies). It is closely related to the Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa, and the papaya fruit fly Anastrepha curvicauda. Anastrepha ludens is native to Mexico and Central America and is a major pest to citrus and mango agriculture in Mexico, Central America, and the lower Rio Grande Valley. The species exhibits high fecundity and relatively long lifespans compared to other species of fruit flies. These qualities make the Mexican fruit fly a particularly aggressive invasive species, especially threatening agriculture because the larvae grow and feed on many different species of fruit. The Anastrepha genus is designated as one of three genera that pose the greatest risk to American agriculture. According to the USDA, A. ludens is the only important member of the Anastrepha genus that is subtropical instead of tropical and thus has a range much further North than most Anastrepha species. Also the USDA estimates that the Mexfly causes $1.44 billion worth of damage in a 5-year time span, mostly to citrus farms. They are frequently designated as an invasive species in Southern California and Arizona and pose a serious threat to Florida's grapefruit agriculture.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tephritidae
Anastrepha
ludens
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
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Morphological Features
The wing pattern is the most reliable diagnostic feature for distinguishing Anastrepha ludens from other species. The wings exhibit the typical Anastrepha pattern, with a complete S-band (or at most interrupted at crossvein r-m), a C-band, and at least a proximal arm of the V-band present. The proximal arm of the V-band is as dark as the apical half of the S-band and is not connected anteriorly to it. Other diagnostic characters include: a frons without brown markings except the ocellar tubercle; a mesonotum with three pale postsutural vittae; a scutellum entirely yellow or with dark markings only at the extreme base; a subscutellum that is yellow to orange entirely, or yellow to red-brown medially and dark brown laterally; and an oviscape length of 3.1–6.3 mm, aculeus length of 2.9–5.8 mm, aculeus tip length of 0.28–0.42 mm, and tip width of 0.12–0.14 mm, with lateral margins not curved dorsally.
Foote, R. H., Blanc, F. L., & Norrbom, A. L. (1993). Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico. Cornell University Press (as cited in Fruit Fly ID Australia)
Host Plants (49 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Anacardium occidentale | Host |
| Annona cherimola | Host |
| Annona liebmanniana | Host |
| Annona reticulata | Host |
| Annona squamosa | Host |
| Capsicum annuum | Host |
| Capsicum pubescens | Host |
| Carica papaya | Host |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Host |
| Casimiroa edulis | Host |
Quarantine Status (86 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Quarantine pests | — |
| Albania | Absent | — |
| Argentina | Absent | 2019 |
| Australia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Austria | Absent | 2019 |
| Burundi | Quarantine pests | — |
| Belgium | Unknow | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) | 2019 |
| Bahrain | Quarantine pests | 2003 |
| Brazil | Absent | 2018 |
Distribution (19 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Absent | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Colombia | Absent | — |
| Costa Rica | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
| Guatemala | Present | — |
| Honduras | Present | — |
| Japan | Present | — |
| Mexico | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (6 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCF_028408465.1 | Chromosome | - | - | - | - | - |
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idAnaLude1.1 |
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| GCA_037783485.2 | Scaffold | - | - | - | - | - |
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MU_ALudens_v2.alt |
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| GCA_037783455.2 | Scaffold | - | - | - | - | - |
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MU_ALudens_v2.prim |
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| GCA_029783585.1 | Scaffold | - | - | - | - |
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ASM2978358v1 |
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| GCA_028414665.1 | Scaffold | - | - | - | - | - |
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idAnaLude1.1 alternate haplotype |
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| GCA_028408465.1 | Chromosome | 820 | 78300 | 131385 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR33286595 | Larva instar 2 | - | - | 25601019 | Mexico: Veracruz | |
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PRJNA1253706 SRX28531872 SRP580791 insect Anastrepha ludens; Larva_instar 2 Bulk RNA-seq Larva_instar 2_rep2 {'host': 'Casimiroa edulis', 'breed': 'Reared', 'tissue': 'Larva instar 2', 'isolate': 'Larva_instar 2_rep2', 'geo_loc_name': 'Mexico: Veracruz', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2016-12', 'isolation_source': 'Larva instar 2'} |
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| SRR33286593 | Adult male | - | - | 22511398 | Mexico: Veracruz | |
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PRJNA1253706 SRX28531874 SRP580791 insect Anastrepha ludens; Adult_male Bulk RNA-seq Adult_male_rep2 {'host': 'Casimiroa edulis', 'breed': 'Reared', 'tissue': 'Adult male', 'isolate': 'Adult_male_rep2', 'geo_loc_name': 'Mexico: Veracruz', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2016-12', 'isolation_source': 'Adult male'} |
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| SRR35028174 | Testes | Adult | male | 34500298 | Mexico | |
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PRJNA1076526 SRX30144600 SRP512213 insect Anastrepha ludens testes RNA-seq of Anastrepha ludens testes dissected from sexually mature insects. Samples were DNase treated and polyA+ selected. wild type (Mexico) {'age': 'Sexually mature', 'sex': 'male', 'strain': 'wild type (Mexico)', 'tissue': 'Testes', 'dev_stage': 'Adult', 'geo_loc_name': 'Mexico', 'biosamplemodel': 'Model organism or animal', 'collection_date': 'missing: lab stock'} |
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