Zeugodacus tau
Species of insect
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Zeugodacus tau (syn. Bactrocera tau), the pumpkin fruit fly or the tau fruit fly, is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. The species is native to tropical and subtropical Asia.[1] It is a major pest species of melons and other cucurbits.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Zeugodacus |
| Species: | Z. tau |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeugodacus tau Walker, 1849 | |
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In 2023 the tau fruit fly was found in California. In response, the California Department of Food and Agriculture imposed a quarantine on a portion of Los Angeles County.[2]