Diagnosis: Supra - alar bristles present. Prescutellar bristles absent. Humeral bristles absent. 2 scutellar bristles. Posterior surstylus lobe of male long. Combined lengths of all antennal segments=< vertical len head. Lateral ps vittae present. Costal streak limited to costa - touching R4+5 at margin only. Costal cells cloudy. Humeral calli yellow. Thorax colour generally red/brown with black markings. Mesoontal markings posteriorly with dark basal triangle. Scutellum entirely yellow/pale.  

Attractant: cue lure (rarely Methyl Eugenol) 

Larval Hosts: Many vegetables including tomatoes, capsicums, chillies etc; fruit including pome, citrus and many tropical fruit etc. 
 

Economic status:

Document 03295, submitted 21 October 1998
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