Olive fruit fly

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Bactrocera oleae
Adult male
Adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Bactrocera
Species: B. oleae
Binomial name
Bactrocera oleae
Gmelin, 1790

The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is a species of fruit fly. Its larvae attack the fruit of olive trees, hence the common name.


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