Rhagoletis

Genus of flies

Rhagoletis
Rhagoletis cerasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Trypetinae
Tribe: Carpomyini
Subtribe: Carpomyina
Genus: Rhagoletis
Loew, 1862
Species
  • R. mendax
  • R. zephyria
  • R. pomonella
  • Lonicera fly

many others

Diversity
ca. 70 species
Synonyms
  • Megarrhagoletis Rohdendorf, 1961
  • Microrrhagoletis Rohdendorf, 1961
  • Rhagolitis Van Duzee, 1911
  • Zonosema Loew, 1862
  • Zonosena Johnson, 1903
Rhagoletis suavis

Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species.

Name

The genus name is partially derived from Ancient Greek rhago "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least R. pomonella mimics a jumping spider.

Species

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)

Synonyms:

External links

On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

  • Rhagoletis cingulata, eastern cherry fruit fly
  • Rhagoletis pomonella, apple maggot fly

Database

  • Tephritid Workers Database
Taxon identifiers
Rhagoletis
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
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