Sixspot Fruitfly

Sphaeniscus sexmaculatus · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae

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Sixspot Fruitfly
Photo: Ian Riddell, CC BY-SA

The six-spot fruitfly belongs to the tephritid fruit-fly family and the genus Sphaeniscus. It occurs across a broad swath of southern Africa, from Sudan down to South Africa, and on islands such as Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus Sphaeniscus, family Tephritidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found from Sudan southward to South Africa and on islands like Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its distribution matches its habitat: Sudan to South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Sixspot Fruitfly photo 2
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA
Sixspot Fruitfly photo 3
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY
Sixspot Fruitfly photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Sixspot Fruitfly photo 5
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY

Same family (Tephritidae)

Goldenrod Gall FlyGoldenrod Gall FlyEurosta solidaginisThistle Stem Gall FlyThistle Stem Gall FlyUrophora carduiGoldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall FlyGoldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall FlyProcecidochares atraMediterranean Fruit FlyMediterranean Fruit FlyCeratitis capitataDamages trees, gardens or cropsCotton-gall TephritidCotton-gall TephritidAciurina bigeloviaeOriental Fruit FlyOriental Fruit FlyBactrocera dorsalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeniscus_sexmaculatus

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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