Bactrocera oleae

Bactrocera oleae (ROSSI 1790) M a t e r i a l: 1: Shiraz; 30°27' N 53°37' E, 1574 m, 27 Aug. 2009. H o s t p l a n t: Family Oleaceae are the preferred host of the olive fruit fly. Family Rosaceae had nine host tree species followed by Rutaceae. Other host tree species were distributed in Anacardiaceae, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), Lythraceae and Malpigiaceae families (ATHAR 2005). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palearctic, Afro-tropical, Oriental (NORRBOM 2004).Published as part of Fazel, M., Fallahzadeh, M. & Gheibi, M., 2011, Introduction to the Fruit Flies fauna (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Fars province, Iran, pp. 1229-1235 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2) on page 1230, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.532620