Resources
- Fact Sheet - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Pest Fruit Flies of the World - USDA ARS
- PestTracker - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Featured Creatures - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry and University of Florida
Representative Images
![]() 5193050 Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens Adult(s) Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
![]() 5193073 Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens Adult(s) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5193066 Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens Adult(s) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5193058 Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens Larva(e) Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Diptera |
| Suborder: Brachycera |
| Infraorder: Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: Tephritoidea |
| Family: Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: Tephritinae |
| Tribe: Toxotrypanini |
| Genus: Anastrepha |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: IOBMABA| Common Name Reference: | Arnett, R.H. 1985. American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York. 850 pp. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 3. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm |






