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

Name

The genus name is partially derived from

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''rhago'' "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least '' R. pomonella'' mimics a jumping spider.

Species

* '' Rhagoletis acuticornis'' (Steyskal, 1979) * '' Rhagoletis adusta'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis almatensis'' Rohdendorf, 1961 * '' Rhagoletis alternata'' ( Fallén, 1814) * '' Rhagoletis bagheera'' Richter & Kandybina, 1997 * '' Rhagoletis basiola'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877) * '' Rhagoletis batava'' Hering, 1958 * '' Rhagoletis berberidis'' Jermy, 1961 * '' Rhagoletis berberis'' Curran, 1932 * '' Rhagoletis bezziana'' (Hendel, 1931) * '' Rhagoletis blanchardi'' Aczel, 1954 * '' Rhagoletis boycei'' Cresson, 1929 * '' Rhagoletis brncici'' Frías, 2001 * '' Rhagoletis caucasica'' Kandybina & Richter, 1976 * '' Rhagoletis cerasi'' (

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, 1758) – cherry fruit fly * '' Rhagoletis chionanthi'' Bush, 1966 * '' Rhagoletis chumsanica'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis cingulata'' ( Loew, 1862) – eastern cherry fruit fly * '' Rhagoletis completa'' Cresson, 1929 * '' Rhagoletis conversa'' (Brethes, 1919) * '' Rhagoletis cornivora'' Bush, 1966 * '' Rhagoletis ebbettsi'' Bush, 1966 * '' Rhagoletis electromorpha'' Berlocher, 1984 * '' Rhagoletis emiliae'' Richter, 1974 * '' Rhagoletis fausta'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877) * '' Rhagoletis ferruginea'' Hendel, 1927 * '' Rhagoletis flavicincta'' Enderlein, 1934 * '' Rhagoletis flavigenualis'' Hering, 1958 * '' Rhagoletis freidbergi'' Korneyev & Korneyev, 2019 * '' Rhagoletis indifferens'' Curran, 1932 – western cherry fruit fly * '' Rhagoletis jamaicensis'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis juglandis'' Cresson, 1920 – walnut husk fly * '' Rhagoletis juniperina'' Marcovitch, 1915 * '' Rhagoletis kurentsovi'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis lycopersella'' Smyth, 1960 * '' Rhagoletis macquartii'' (Loew, 1873) * '' Rhagoletis magniterebra'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis meigenii'' ( Loew, 1844) * '' Rhagoletis mendax'' Curran, 1932 – blueberry maggot * '' Rhagoletis metallica'' (Schiner, 1868) * '' Rhagoletis mongolica'' Kandybina, 1972 * '' Rhagoletis nicaraguensis'' Hernández-Ortiz, 1999 * '' Rhagoletis nova'' (Schiner, 1868) * '' Rhagoletis ochraspis'' (Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Rhagoletis osmanthi'' Bush, 1966 * '' Rhagoletis penela'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis persimilis'' Bush, 1966 * ''

Rhagoletis pomonella The apple maggot (''Rhagoletis pomonella''), also known as the railroad worm (but distinct from the '' Phrixothrix'' beetle larva, also called railroad worm), is a species of fruit fly, and a pest of several types of fruits, especially apples. ...

'' ( Walsh, 1867) – apple maggot fly, railroad worm * '' Rhagoletis psalida'' Hendel, 1914 * '' Rhagoletis ramosae'' Hernandez-Ortiz, 1985 * '' Rhagoletis reducta'' Hering, 1936 * '' Rhagoletis rhytida'' Hendel, 1914 * '' Rhagoletis ribicola'' Doane, 1898 * '' Rhagoletis rohdendorfi'' Korneyev & Merz, 1997 * '' Rhagoletis rumpomaculata'' Hardy, 1964 * '' Rhagoletis samojlovitshae'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis scutellata'' Zia, 1938 * '' Rhagoletis solanophaga'' Hernández-Ortiz & Frías, 1999 * '' Rhagoletis striatella'' Wulp, 1899 * '' Rhagoletis suavis'' ( Loew, 1862) – walnut husk maggot * '' Rhagoletis tabellaria'' ( Fitch, 1855) * '' Rhagoletis tomatis'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis turanica'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis turpiniae'' Hernandez-Ortiz, 1993 * '' Rhagoletis willinki'' Aczel, 1951 * ''

Rhagoletis zephyria ''Rhagoletis zephyria'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus '' Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. Visually similar to Rhagoletis pomonella The apple maggot (''Rhagoletis pomonella''), also known as the railroad worm (but d ...

'' Snow, 1894 * '' Rhagoletis zernyi'' Hendel, 1927 * '' Rhagoletis zoqui'' Bush, 1966 Synonyms: * '' Rhagoletis achraspis'' Aczel, 1954: Synonym of '' Rhagoletis tomatis'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis caurina'' Doane, 1899: Synonym of '' Urophora caurina'' (Doane, 1899) * '' Rhagoletis grindeliae'' Coquillett, 1908: Synonym of '' Urophora grindeliae'' (Coquillett, 1908) * '' Rhagoletis juniperinus'' Marcovitch, 1915: Synonym of '' Rhagoletis juniperina'' Marcovitch, 1915 * '' Rhagoletis sapporensis'' Matsumura, 1916: Synonym of '' Matsumurania sapporensis'' (Matsumura, 1916) * '' Rhagoletis symphoricarpi'' Curran, 1924: Synonym of ''

'' Snow, 1894 * '' Rhagoletis willincki'' Foote, 1967: Synonym of '' Rhagoletis willinki'' Aczel, 1951

External links

On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
''Rhagoletis cingulata'', eastern cherry fruit fly

Database

Tephritid Workers Database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3023363 Tephritidae genera Taxa named by Hermann Loew