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.[1] Anastrepha grandis is found in almost all South American countries.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Anastrepha |
| Species: | A. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anastrepha grandis (Macquart, 1846)
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Importance to agriculture
editOnce a pest of minor to moderate importance generally, it has become a rather important pest.[2][3] This kind of species is potentially of economic importance in Florida and southern Texas should it ever be introduced there.
References
edit- ^ "Anastrepha grandis (South American cucurbit fruit fly)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ "Anastrepha grandis (Macquart)". delta-intkey.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ "South American cucurbit fruit fly - Anastrepha grandis". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-16.