| Ceratitis ovalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Ceratitis |
| Species: | C. ovalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratitis ovalis Munro, 1935 | |
Ceratitis ovalis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [1] [2] [3] It is known from Sierra Leone. [1] [2]
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Paracantha is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.
Bezzina is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Campiglossa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 190 described species in Campiglossa.
Collessomyia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. They exhibit behaviors of regular fruit flies, such as feeding on plant material and laying eggs on host plants. Its found in Australia.
Mesoclanis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Tephrella is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Urophora caurina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae.
Epochrinopsis is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.
Tomoplagia cressoni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tomoplagia of the family Tephritidae.
Terelliini is a tribe of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least six genera and about 104 described species in Terelliini.
Aciurina thoracica is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Aciurina of the family Tephritidae. It induces galls on plants from the genus Baccharis.
Terellia fuscicornis, known also as the Artichoke Fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neaspilota of the family Tephritidae.
Eurosta comma is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Eurosta of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena bicolor is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Cecidocharini is a tribe of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Oxyaciura monochaeta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Oxyaciura of the family Tephritidae.
Mesoclanis ovalis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Mesoclanis of the family Tephritidae.
Scedella spiloptera is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Scedella of the family Tephritidae.