This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
Anastrepha nigrifascia is a small, yellowish fruit fly, slightly larger than a house fly, with long, patterned wings.[2] Diagnostic morphological features include a narrow, transverse, dark brown band across the posterior of the mesoscutum at the base of the scutellum.[2] The head is yellow with black frontal bristles and an ocellar triangle.[2] The mesonotum is primarily brownish-yellow with a yellow scutellum and black macrochaetae.[2] The wing pattern is variable, featuring yellowish and brownish infuscation, with the "inverted V" band sometimes connected to the "S" band.[2]
Anastrepha nigrifascia has a highly restricted distribution, limited to the Florida Keys, ranging from Key Largo Key to Key West.[2] It is rarely collected and is not considered to be of economic importance.[2] Historical records indicate adult activity throughout the year, with peak populations observed during April and May, though no specimens have been reported since the early 1960s.[2]
While the complete life history of A. nigrifascia remains unknown, adults have been successfully reared from the fruits of Achras zapota (sapodilla) and Mimusops emarginata (wild-dilly or wild-sapodilla).[2]