Mediterranean fruit fly
Insect — Diptera
Identification key : 
Maggot (fly larva) (Larva) 
Flies (brachyceran Diptera) (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Ceratitis capitata
Other names : Medfly
Fly 4 to 5 mm long with yellow- and brown-banded wings and a shiny thorax with black markings, found in almost all warm regions of the world. The female lays eggs under the skin of ripening fruit and the maggots feed on the pulp, which softens and rots. It attacks more than two hundred species, including citrus, peach, plum, fig, persimmon, mango and guava.
Crops affected : Apple tree, Cacti, Cherimoya, Fig, Grapefruit, Guava, Kiwi, Lemon tree, Lychee, Mandarin tree, Mango, Mangosteen, Orange tree, Papaya, Peach tree, Pear tree, Plum tree, Pomegranate, Soursop
Source : Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO Global Database
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Cacti Cherimoya Plum tree Peach tree Pomegranate Soursop Guava Fig Kiwi Lemon tree Lychee Mandarin tree Mango Mangosteen Apple tree Orange tree Papaya Pear tree Grapefruit
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