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Anastrepha grandis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Anastrepha
Species:	A. grandis
Binomial name
Anastrepha grandis (Macquart, 1846)

Anastrepha grandis is a fruit fly, also known as the South American cucurbit fruit fly. It is a pest of various cultivated species of Cucurbitaceae, especially the pumpkin, squash and melon. Anastrepha grandis is found in almost all South American countries.

Importance to agriculture

Once a pest of minor to moderate importance generally, it has become a rather important pest. This kind of species is potentially of economic importance in Florida and southern Texas should it ever be introduced there.

References

1. "Anastrepha grandis (South American cucurbit fruit fly)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
2. "Anastrepha grandis (Macquart)". delta-intkey.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
3. "South American cucurbit fruit fly - Anastrepha grandis". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-16.

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