Mediterranean fruit fly vs Ceratitis capitata

Mediterranean fruit fly and Ceratitis capitata both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mediterranean fruit fly	Yes	No	No	No
Ceratitis capitata	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mediterranean fruit fly and Ceratitis capitata are synonyms defined as:

Mediterranean fruit fly and Ceratitis capitata: small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

Other synonyms of Mediterranean fruit fly include medfly.

Mediterranean fruit fly (noun)	Ceratitis capitata (noun)
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit	small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit