Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


Ethiopian fruit fly
Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Dacini
Genus: Dacus

Other System Links

ITIS: 670758
NPDN Pest: IOBMBGA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
lesser pumpkin fly, cucurbit fly


References

Common Name Reference: Web Search - http://delta-intkey.com/ffl/www/dac_cili.htm
Scientific Name Reference: Systema Dipterorum - http://diptera.org/NomenclatorDetail.php?Recn=435155