LARVA TO PHARATE ADULT TRANSFORMATION IN THE MEDFLY <i>CERATITIS CAPITATA</i> (WIEDEMANN) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)

Abstract

Abstract Gross morphological changes in Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) during metamorphosis within the puparium are described and temporally correlated with the appearance of main differentiation markers. A table that allows determination of physiological age of pupal and pharate adult stages is presented.