Mediterranean fruit fly
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A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and whitemarkings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widelydistributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and otherfruits, causing them to decay and fall.
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