Ceratitis fasciventris

Interesting Facts

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,749 meters (0 to 9,019 feet).[1]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Superorder: Panorpida ()
        Order: Diptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Brachycera ()
        Infraorder: Muscomorpha ()
        Superfamily: Tephritoidea ()
        Family: Tephritidae ()
        Genus: Ceratitis () - MacLeay, 1829
        Specific name: fasciventris - (Bezzi)
        Scientific name: - Ceratitis fasciventris (Bezzi)

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

Mean = 1,329.480 meters (4,361.811 feet), Standard Deviation = 687.720 based on 211 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]