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Color preference of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Preferência de cor por Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera, Tephritidae)

The color preference of A. obliqua was evaluated in two-choice tests. The results showed that both sexes were attracted to wavelengths ranging from 340 nm to 670 nm, although the broad major peak of attraction occurred between 380 and 570 nm.

Behavior; fruit fly; olfactometer


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