Queensland Fruit Fly

Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries

Queensland Fruit Fly

The adult Queensland Fruit Fly is approximately 6 mm in length, it has a wing expanse of 10 to 12 mm, and it has transparent wings. Body coloration is brown marked with yellow. The dorsum of the thorax has a broad creamy band with a narrow yellow stripe on either side. The abdomen is constricted at the base, and broadly rounded at the tip.

Credit: Photo from Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org

Regulated Establishments

None at this time.

Map Index

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