Ceratitis rosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Ceratitis
Species:
C. rosa
Binomial name
Ceratitis rosa
Karsch, 1887

Ceratitis rosa, the Natal fruit fly or Natal fly, a species from the family Tephritidae of the order Diptera, is a fruit fly.[1] It was described in 1887 from specimens of Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.

Morphology

Adult flies grow up to 4 to 7 mm long and usually have banded wings, with yellow and black patterns.

Distribution

The polyphagous African[2][3] species known distribution is mainly southern and eastern Africa especially in Angola, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and the islands of Mauritius and Reunion.[4][5]

Host

In various regions of Africa, the pest is observed in over 100 species, of which, it is mostly found affecting arabica coffee, mango, papaya, guava and custard apple.[4][6]

References

  1. Virgilio, M.; et al. (May 2013). "Cryptic diversity and gene flow among three African agricultural pests: Ceratitis rosa, Ceratitis fasciventris and Ceratitis anonae (Diptera, Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology. 22 (9): 2526–2539. doi:10.1111/mec.12278. PMID 23506441. S2CID 25846252.
  2. Baliraine, FN; Bonizzoni, M; Guglielmino, CR; Osir, EO; Lux, SA; Mulaa, FJ; Gomulski, LM; Zheng, L; Quilici, S; Gasperi, G; Malacrida, AR (Mar 2004). "Population genetics of the potentially invasive African fruit fly species, Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology. 13 (3): 683–695. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2004.02105.x. PMID 14871371. S2CID 27787046.
  3. M, Virgilio; et al. (May 2013). "Cryptic diversity and gene flow among three African agricultural pests: Ceratitis rosa, Ceratitis fasciventris and Ceratitis anonae (Diptera, Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology. 22 (9): 2526–2539. doi:10.1111/mec.12278. PMID 23506441. S2CID 25846252.
  4. 1 2 "Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests" (PDF). CABI and EPPO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  5. Weems, H. V.; Fasulo, T. R. "Natal Fruit Fly, Natal Fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)" (PDF). University of Florida, IFAS Extension.
  6. "General Information on Pest and Damage". Infonet Biodivision. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.

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