Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly (Ceratitis capitata)
This species is Locally Distributed across its range in the United States
Resources
- Fact Sheet - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Fact Sheet (Español) - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Featured Creatures - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry and University of Florida
- PestTracker - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Action Plan - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Pest Fruit Flies of the World - USDA ARS
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Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Superorder: Holometabola |
| Order: Diptera |
| Suborder: Brachycera |
| Infraorder: Muscomorpha |
| Section: Schizophora |
| Subsection: Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: Tephritoidea |
| Family: Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: Dacinae |
| Tribe: Ceratitidini |
| Genus: Ceratitis |
| Subgenus: Ceratitis (Ceratitis) |
| Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata |
References
Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm