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Definition of Ceratitis capitata

Ceratitis capitata
Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.

Meaning of Ceratitis capitata from wikipedia

- Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow-and-brown fly native to sub-Saharan Africa. It has no near relatives...
- Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly....
- the FARQ complex. These include [F] Ceratitis fasciventris, [A] Ceratitis anonae, [R] Ceratitis rosa and [Q] Ceratitis quilicii. The males can be differentiated...
- of fruit fly pests, most particularly the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and the Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens). Active research is...
- Mediterranean, Australia, and South Africa, where the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is an economic pest. The term "Drosophila", meaning "dew-loving",...
- effect and is not necessary for reproductive success. In addition, Ceratitis capitata males were experimented on to see how protein influence during the...
- Sphere Books. p. 11. Mau, Ronald; Kessing, Jayma Martin (April 2007). "Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)". University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on...
- including bees, small wasps, beetles; fruit flies such as Drosophila and Ceratitis capitata; Diptera, like fungus gnats and house flies; lacewings, and other...
- Bactrocera tryoni or Queensland fruit fly Vidalia (fly), a genus Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly Fruit Fly (film), 2009 film directed...
- In 1989, a sudden invasion of Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata, "medflies") appeared in California and began devastating crops. Scientists...