Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann)

Common Name: Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Diagnosis: Cell cup of  forewing only twice as long as it is wide. Patterning on wings characteristic.  

Attractant: Med lure.  

Larval Hosts: Many fruits of the following families: Anacardiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Loganiaceae, Meliaceae, Oleaceae, Podocarpaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiacaea, Sapotaceae and Solanaceae.

Economic status:

Reference: White, I.M. and Elson-Harris, M.M. 1992 Fruit Flies of Economic Significance. CAB International, Wallingford UK.

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