The article titled: ‘Insights into fruit fly behaviour and control’ which appeared in AUSTRALIAN Tree Crop December/January 2023 included a table on page 25 containing an image labelled: Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) Bactrocera tryoni.

We are informed that this Shutterstock image used on this occasion – and which we believe has been used widely in the past across several journals/magazines and other media is not Queensland fruit fly.

Although at first glance it might look like a Queensland fruit fly, the image used is is most likely that of a melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae.

The most noticeable distinction is the single ‘dorsal’ (mesopleural) yellow stripe on the melon fly which is absent from Qfly (among other differences).

Our thanks to fruit fly entomologist Dr Katharina Merkel from the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Department of Primary Industries and Regions who pointed out the error.

The fruit flyidentification org website is a useful reference source for identifying fruit fly species. It is available at https://www.fruitflyidentification.org.au