Preferred Label : ceratitis capitata;
MeSH definition : A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide.
One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed and develop on many different
fruits and some vegetables.;
MeSH synonym : fruit flies, mediterranean; medflies; fruit fly, mediterranean; medfly; mediterranean fruit fly; ceratitis capitatas; capitatas, ceratitis; flies, mediterranean fruit; fly, mediterranean fruit; mediterranean fruit flies;
CISMeF synonym : capitata, ceratitis;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitis capitata;
UNII : txid7213;
Origin ID : D033622;
UMLS CUI : C0242250;
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A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide.
One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed and develop on many different
fruits and some vegetables.