Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Schizophora Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subsection Acalyptratae | |
Similar Anastrepha obliqua, South american fruit fly, Anastrepha, Hippelates, Psychoda cinerea | ||
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Anastrepha grandis is a fruit fly, also known as the South American cucurbit fruit fly. It is a pest of various cultivated species of Cucurbitaceae, especially the pumpkin, squash and melon. Anastrepha grandis is found in almost all South American countries.
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Miss o internacional rea livre de anastrepha grandis ce rn
Importance to agriculture
Once a pest of minor to moderate importance generally, it has become a rather important pest. This kind of species is potentially of economic importance in Florida and southern Texas should it ever be introduced there.
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