It is similar to the closely related species "B. carambolae" and "B. occipitalis", and recent scientific evidence showed that "B. papayae, B. invadens" and "B. philippinensis" belong to the same biological species as "B. dorsalis".
It is similar to the closely related species "B. carambolae", "B. papayae", "B. occipitalis", "B. philippinensis" and "B. invadens" in color pattern. In reality, recent scientific evidence showed that "B. papayae, B. invadens" and "B. philippinensis" belong to the same biological species as "B. dorsalis".