Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824)

Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata & Boieiro, Mário, 2020, The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey, Zootaxa 4810 (3), pp. 559-575 : 563

Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824)

Material examined. Madeira: Porto Novo (1 female, 3 males) .

Remarks. Ceratitis capitata is one of the major fruit pests. Native to the Afrotropical region, it has successfully established in other parts of the World, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas ( Malacrida et al. 2007). This species is a key pest of fruit production in Madeira and Porto Santo. Its presence in Madeira is known since 1829 and it is found in both south and north coastal areas, where it attacks more than 50 species of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits ( Vieira 1952; Pereira 1999).