Ceratitis rosa

TaxID: 56958

Basic Information

Ceratitis rosa

Natal Fruit Fly, Natal fruit fly

Ceratitis rosa, the Natal fruit fly, is an African fruit fly species from the family Tephritidae. It is considered a pest in both its native and non-native habitats. It prefers subtropical or temperate climates and the fruits that are native to these areas. It is also capable of surviving in less dry climates compared to its relative Ceratitis capitata, which is more specific in its habitat preferences. Ceratitis rosa was first described by Karsch in 1887 in Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Soon after, in 1900, the Natal fruit fly was a recognized as a pest of orchards and fruit farmers throughout KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Tephritidae

Ceratitis

rosa

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Ceratitis rosa
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Ceratitis rosa
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Ceratitis rosa
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(c) NHM@BY-NC-SA
Ceratitis rosa
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(c) NHM@BY-NC-SA
Ceratitis rosa
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(c) Alan Manson@BY

Morphological Features

Body length 4.96 (4.25–5.30) mm; wing length 5.34 (4.50–5.75) mm. Head: antenna yellow; arista with short to moderately long rays, ventral rays shorter and sparser than dorsal rays. Frons yellow with scattered dark setulae. Thorax: scutellum yellowish white, basally with two separate dark spots, apically with three separate black spots extending to basal 0.33. Legs: mid-tibia moderately broadened, anteriorly black with silvery shine on distal 0.66–0.75, with black feathering dorsally along distal 0.75 and ventrally along distal 0.66. Wing: banding yellowish brown; interruption between marginal and discal bands near vein R1 clear and complete; cubital band free; medial band absent; crossvein R-M opposite middle of discal cell. Abdomen mostly yellow; tergites 2 and 4 with pale gray band on posterior half; tergite 5 with basal half brownish. Female oviscape shorter than preabdomen; aculeus at most six times longer than wide, tip with distinct apical indentation and lateral margin slightly sinuous.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (49 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (68 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Belgium Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Belarus Absent —
Bhutan Quarantine pests —
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Cyprus Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
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Distribution (30 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

11
Present
18
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Absent, unreliable record —
Belgium Absent —
Burkina Faso Present —
Botswana Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Absent —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Absent —
Ethiopia Absent —
France Present —
Guinea Absent —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_037013455.1 Scaffold 650 15395 17660 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR4289697 Guts - male 44081444 not applicable
SRR4289698 Guts - female 42047328 not applicable
SRR4289699 Guts - male 41995017 not applicable

DNA Barcodes (232 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
MVTBI077-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 Tanzania 2005-01-01 -6.817, 37.667
MVTBI076-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 Tanzania 2005-01-01 -6.817, 37.667
MVTBI075-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 Tanzania 2005-01-01 -6.817, 37.667
MVTBI074-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 656 Tanzania 2005-01-01 -6.817, 37.667
MVTBI073-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 South Africa 2007-01-01 -25.75, 28.167
MVTBI072-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 636 South Africa 2007-01-01 -25.75, 28.167
MVTBI071-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 Reunion 2006-01-01 -21.1, 55.6
MVTBI070-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 658 Reunion 2006-01-01 -21.1, 55.6
MVTBI069-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 644 Kenya 2002-01-01 -0.47500000000000003, 37.509
MVTBI068-08 BOLD:AAB6024 COI-5P 593 Kenya 2002-01-01 -0.47500000000000003, 37.509
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Literature