Sterna of both sexes entirely yellow. Legs mostly yellow. Ovipositor of female red, rather short, measuring approximately 3.0 mm when fully extended. Basal segment short, approximately equal in length to terga 5-6 and about 0.8 mm long. Piercer gradually tapered to a short point, about 1.0 mm in length.
Hosts Recorded hosts include Citrus spp.
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. The adult female detected in California was found in a methyl eugenol-baited Jackson trap. Trap density in the area of the original finds was five traps per square mile. Larvae of many species of fruit flies are unknown. An effort should be made to rear some larvae to adults in order to correctly associate larvae and adults and provide the basis for accurate specific identification.