Schoepfia Fruit Fly, Anastrepha interrupta Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

H. V. Weems, Jr. and J. B. Heppner

Release Date: 4/9/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY267 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 61 and 327), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2002. Revised March 2012, May 2021, and October 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

H. V. Weems, Jr. (retired) and J. B. Heppner (retired), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

John Heppner

Specialist

University of Florida

adjunct curator, The Maguire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History; courtesy assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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