Ceratitis podocarpi

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]

Ceratitis podocarpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Ceratitis
Species:	C. podocarpi
Binomial name
Ceratitis podocarpi (Bezzi, 1924)