Known so far only from East New Britain province, in Papua New Guinea . Larvae of this species infest pumpkins, and can co-exist with melon fly larvae, but their rate of development is much slower. Attempts to keep this species in laboratory colonies in Papua New Guinea have not yet been successful.
Species can co-exist in one pumpkin.
Regular host fruit surveys of pumpkins. Increased pumpkin sampling, restriction of pumpkin movement, protein bait spraying. Protein bait spraying , destruction of damaged fruits. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.