''Metasphenisca quinquemaculata'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''

Metasphenisca ''Metasphenisca'' is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 25 described species in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. Of these, 20 occur in the continental Afrotropics and two are confined to Madagascar; three s ...

'' of the family

Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...

Distribution

Afrotropical Region.

References

Tephritinae Insects described in 1846 Diptera of Africa {{Tephritinae-stub