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Specimen 1539: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)

Taxonomy

Status: valid

Current Taxonomy
Subfamily Dacinae
 Tribe Ceratitidini
  Genus Ceratitis
   Species capitata
Original Taxonomy
Genus Tephritis
 Species capitata

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Additionnal informations

Collection number: #1539
Scientific name: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
Host plant: Sapotaceae / Mimusops obtusifolia (round-fruited red-milkwood)
Country: Kenya
Locality: Watamu
Coordinates 40°1'0.01" E / 3°21'0" S
Collection: ICIPE: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
Lure: N/A
Reliability: A: reared material, fly ID confirmed
Collecting date: 3-4-1999
Collector: Copeland, R.S.
Type of association with host plant: Reared from
Number of specimens 15 (10 male(s), 5 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: USAID collecting programme, collection nr 62. Material to be divided between different institutions.

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