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Specimen 3866: 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: #3866
Scientific name: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
Host plant: Cactaceae / Opuntia sp. (prickly pear)
Country: South Africa
Locality: Capetown
Coordinates 18°25'0.01" E / 33°55'0.01" S
Collection: USNM: United States National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., USA
Lure: N/A
Reliability: D: associated material, fly ID confirmed or considered reliable
Collecting date: 12-4-1899
Collector: Lounsbury, C.P.
Type of association with host plant: Association unclear
Number of specimens 4 (2 male(s), 2 female(s), 0 unsexed)
Remarks: 'Opuntia'

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