Ceratitis capitata — Common names

Mediterranean Fruit Fly learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
Medfly Katja Schulz Trusted
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Katja Schulz, NCBI Taxonomy, uBio Trusted

French

Name Sources Status
Mouche méditerranéenne des fruits uBio Trusted

German

Name Sources Status
Mittelmeer fruchtfliege uBio Trusted

Hungarian

Name Sources Status
Földközi tengeri gyümölcslégy uBio Trusted

Italian

Name Sources Status
Ceratitis capitata Unknown Trusted
Mosca mediterranea della frutta uBio Trusted

Portuguese

Name Sources Status
Mosca da fruta uBio Trusted
Mosca-da-fruta-do-mediterrâneo Valter Jacinto Trusted

Spanish

Name Sources Status
Ceratitis capitata Unknown Trusted
Mosca de la fruta o del mediterraneo uBio Trusted

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