Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Dacinae Scientific name Ceratitis Phylum Arthropoda Order Fly | Family Tephritidae Tribe Ceratidini Higher classification Tephritidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Ceratitis capitata, Tephritidae, Fly, Insect, Anastrepha | ||
Fly mass trapping of the olive tree and the fruit fly bactrocera oleae ceratitis capitata
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 genus contains several subgenera:
References
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