Ceratitis capitata
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
As recorded: Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Tephritidae
- Collected by
- Hy.H. Severin
- Date
- March 30, 1912
- Locality
- T.H.
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- ?
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1912, Hy.H. Severin also collected 2 other specimens.
Ceratitis capitata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-07.
2025-02-07
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-19
Kula, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceratitis capitata. BPBM 2006029410. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92777676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2006029410.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92777676 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026