Adult fruit fly Ceratitis fasciventris are 4.5-6 mm long, brightly coloured, usually in brown-yellow patterns. The wings are spotted or banded with yellow and brown margins.

African invader fly (Bactrocera invadens)

Mango Fruit fly (Ceratitis cosyra). The body and wing colour is yellowish, with black spots. Adult mediterrenean fruit flies are 4-6 mm long,The wings are spotted or banded with yellow and brown margins.

Fruit fly (Daceus bivittatus) on a chilli pod.

Fruit fly maggots in watermelon fruit. They are about 1cm long

Fruit fly (Bactrocera invadens) attack on green banana

Egg laying marks by fruit flies on an orange fruit. Following oviposition there may be some necrosis around the puncture mark ('sting'). This is followed by decompostion of the fruit.

Mango fruit fly (Ceratitis cosyra) damage symptoms on mango

Homemade fruit fly trap in a mango tree

Melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae)

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Adult Mediterrenean fruit flies are 4-7 mm long, brightly coloured, usually in brown-yellow patterns. The wings are spotted or banded with yellow and brown margins.

Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa), wing length 4-6 mm.

Pupa of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) in the soil.