An image dataset of fruitfly species (Bactrocera Zonata and Bactrocera Dorsalis) and automated species classification through object detection.

This data article describes the image dataset collection and annotation of the two most common fruitfly species and . The dataset is released as a collection of more than 2000 images captured through two sources: images of specially reared fruitfly species in laboratory captured by (48-megapixels) smartphone camera, and images of fruitflies captured by (8-megapixels) Raspberry Pi camera through insect traps installed in fruit orchards. Each image sample is associated with a ground truth label that mentions the fruit fly species.