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Large cucurbit-fly

Dacus bivittatus (Bigot, 1858)

Status not recordedinsects

The large cucurbit-fly (Dacus bivittatus) is a species in the family Tephritidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the large cucurbit-fly

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large cucurbit-fly live?

Not recorded

Is the large cucurbit-fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large cucurbit-fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTephritidae
  6. genusDacus
  7. SpeciesDacus bivittatus (Bigot, 1858)

Synonyms Dacus armatus var. hulstaerti, Dacus atrescens, Dacus bipartitus, Dacus cucumarius, Dacus hulstaedti, Dacus hulstaerti, Dacus pectoralis, Dacus rubiginosus, Leptoxys bivittatus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Greater pumpkin flyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large cucurbit-fly

Other species in the same genus Dacus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large cucurbit-fly?

The large cucurbit-fly (Dacus bivittatus) belongs to the family Tephritidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large cucurbit-fly (Dacus bivittatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-cucurbit-fly

MLA

“Large cucurbit-fly (Dacus bivittatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-cucurbit-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{large_cucurbit_fly_2026,
  title = {Large cucurbit-fly (Dacus bivittatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-cucurbit-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}