Mexican fruitfly

Mexican fruitfly
a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
[1920-25]

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Universalium. 2010.

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