Ceratitis podocarpi
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| Ceratitis podocarpi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Ceratitis |
| Species: | C. podocarpi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratitis podocarpi (Bezzi, 1924) | |
Ceratitis podocarpi is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.[1] It is a pest of various cultivated species of Cucurbitaceae, especially the pumpkin, squash and melon. Ceratitis podocarpi is found in almost all Southern African countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa.[2]