''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

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Rhagoletis acuticornis ''Rhagoletis acuticornis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fam ...

'' (Steyskal, 1979) * ''

Rhagoletis adusta ''Rhagoletis adusta'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References

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'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis almatensis'' Rohdendorf, 1961 * ''

Rhagoletis alternata ''Rhagoletis alternata'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The famil ...

'' ( Fallén, 1814) * ''

Rhagoletis bagheera ''Rhagoletis bagheera'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References bagheera Bagheera ( hi, बघीरा / ''Baghīrā'') is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mo ...

'' Richter & Kandybina, 1997 * ''

Rhagoletis basiola ''Rhagoletis basiola'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

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, 1877) * ''

Rhagoletis batava ''Rhagoletis batava'' (seabuckthorn fruit fly) is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the ...

'' Hering, 1958 * ''

Rhagoletis berberidis ''Rhagoletis berberidis'' is an insect species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. ...

'' Jermy, 1961 * ''

Rhagoletis berberis ''Rhagoletis berberis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. This species feeds on species of the genus Mahonia such as mountain grape and Oregon grape ''Mahonia aquifolium'', the Oregon grape or holly-leaved barb ...

'' Curran, 1932 * ''

Rhagoletis bezziana ''Rhagoletis bezziana'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' (Hendel, 1931) * ''

Rhagoletis blanchardi ''Rhagoletis blanchardi'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Aczel, 1954 * ''

Rhagoletis boycei ''Rhagoletis boycei'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family T ...

'' Cresson, 1929 * ''

Rhagoletis brncici ''Rhagoletis brncici'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Frías, 2001 * ''

Rhagoletis caucasica ''Rhagoletis caucasica'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References caucasica ''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mol ...

'' Kandybina & Richter, 1976 * ''

Rhagoletis cerasi ''Rhagoletis cerasi'' (the cherry fruit fly or European cherry fruit fly) is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. Distribution This species is widespread in most of Europe, except British Islands, in western Siberia to Caucasus, in ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

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cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...

fruit fly * ''

Rhagoletis chionanthi ''Rhagoletis chionanthi'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Bush, 1966 * ''

Rhagoletis chumsanica ''Rhagoletis'' is a genus of Tephritidae, 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 ''Apple maggot, R. p ...

'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis cingulata'' ( Loew, 1862) – eastern cherry fruit fly * ''

Rhagoletis completa ''Rhagoletis completa'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Cresson, 1929 * ''

Rhagoletis conversa ''Rhagoletis conversa'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' (Brethes, 1919) * ''

Rhagoletis cornivora ''Rhagoletis cornivora'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The famil ...

'' Bush, 1966 * ''

Rhagoletis ebbettsi ''Rhagoletis ebbettsi'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References

Rhagoletis, ebbettsi {{Rhagoletis-stub ...

'' Bush, 1966 * ''

Rhagoletis electromorpha ''Rhagoletis electromorpha'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The f ...

'' Berlocher, 1984 * ''

Rhagoletis emiliae ''Rhagoletis emiliae'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Richter, 1974 * ''

Rhagoletis fausta ''Rhagoletis fausta'', the black-bodied cherry fruit fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. Taxonomic history It was initially described b ...

'' (

, 1877) * ''

Rhagoletis ferruginea ''Rhagoletis ferruginea'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Hendel, 1927 * ''

Rhagoletis flavicincta ''Rhagoletis flavicincta'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not inc ...

'' Enderlein, 1934 * '' Rhagoletis flavigenualis'' Hering, 1958 * ''

Rhagoletis freidbergi ''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 jumpi ...

'' Korneyev & Korneyev, 2019 * '' Rhagoletis indifferens'' Curran, 1932 – western cherry fruit fly * ''

Rhagoletis jamaicensis ''Rhagoletis jamaicensis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fam ...

'' Foote, 1981 * ''

Rhagoletis juglandis ''Rhagoletis juglandis'', also known as the walnut husk fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. It is closely related to the walnut husk maggot '' Rhagoletis suavis'' (Loew, 1862). This species of fly belongs to the ...

'' Cresson, 1920 – walnut husk fly * ''

Rhagoletis juniperina ''Rhagoletis juniperina'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Marcovitch, 1915 * ''

Rhagoletis kurentsovi ''Rhagoletis kurentsovi'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * ''

Rhagoletis lycopersella ''Rhagoletis'' is a genus of Tephritidae, 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 ''Apple maggot, R. p ...

'' Smyth, 1960 * ''

Rhagoletis macquartii ''Rhagoletis macquartii'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' (Loew, 1873) * ''

Rhagoletis magniterebra ''Rhagoletis magniterebra'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fa ...

'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * ''

Rhagoletis meigenii ''Rhagoletis meigenii'', common name barberry fly or yellow berberis fruit fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe (Austria, Belg ...

'' ( Loew, 1844) * ''

Rhagoletis mendax ''Rhagoletis mendax'' is a species of tephritid fruit fly known by the common name blueberry maggot. The blueberry maggot is closely related to the apple maggot (''R. pomonella''), a larger fruit fly in the same genus. It is a major pest of plan ...

'' Curran, 1932 – blueberry maggot * ''

Rhagoletis metallica ''Rhagoletis metallica'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by v ...

'' (Schiner, 1868) * ''

Rhagoletis mongolica ''Rhagoletis mongolica'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The famil ...

'' Kandybina, 1972 * '' Rhagoletis nicaraguensis'' Hernández-Ortiz, 1999 * ''

Rhagoletis nova ''Rhagoletis nova'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References

Rhagoletis, nova {{Rhagoletis-stub ...

'' (Schiner, 1868) * ''

Rhagoletis ochraspis ''Rhagoletis ochraspis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' (Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Rhagoletis osmanthi'' Bush, 1966 * ''

Rhagoletis penela ''Rhagoletis penela'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References penela Penela () is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela wi ...

'' Foote, 1981 * ''

Rhagoletis persimilis ''Rhagoletis persimilis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' 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. ...

'' (

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, 1867) – apple maggot fly, railroad worm * ''

Rhagoletis psalida ''Rhagoletis psalida'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Hendel, 1914 * ''

Rhagoletis ramosae ''Rhagoletis ramosae'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Hernandez-Ortiz, 1985 * '' Rhagoletis reducta'' Hering, 1936 * ''

Rhagoletis rhytida ''Rhagoletis rhytida'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References rhytida ''Rhytida'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, predatory land snails, terrestrial molluscs, ...

'' Hendel, 1914 * '' Rhagoletis ribicola'' Doane, 1898 * ''

Rhagoletis rohdendorfi ''Rhagoletis rohdendorfi'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fam ...

'' Korneyev & Merz, 1997 * '' Rhagoletis rumpomaculata'' Hardy, 1964 * ''

Rhagoletis samojlovitshae ''Rhagoletis samojlovitshae'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The ...

'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * ''

Rhagoletis scutellata ''Rhagoletis scutellata'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Zia, 1938 * ''

Rhagoletis solanophaga ''Rhagoletis solanophaga'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fam ...

'' Hernández-Ortiz & Frías, 1999 * ''

Rhagoletis striatella ''Rhagoletis striatella'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family ...

'' Wulp, 1899 * ''

Rhagoletis suavis ''Rhagoletis suavis'', also known as the walnut husk maggot, is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. This fly is closely related to, but not to be confused with, ''Rhagoletis juglandis ''Rhagoletis juglandis'', also k ...

'' ( Loew, 1862) – walnut husk maggot * ''

Rhagoletis tabellaria ''Rhagoletis tabellaria'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. References tabellaria ''Tabellaria'' is a genus of freshwater diatoms (Bacillariophyta). They are cuboid in shape, ...

'' ( Fitch, 1855) * ''

Rhagoletis tomatis ''Rhagoletis tomatis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Te ...

'' Foote, 1981 * ''

Rhagoletis turanica ''Rhagoletis turanica'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family T ...

'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis turpiniae'' Hernandez-Ortiz, 1993 * ''

Rhagoletis willinki ''Rhagoletis willinki'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family T ...

'' 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 di ...

'' Snow, 1894 * ''

Rhagoletis zernyi ''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 jumpi ...

'' Hendel, 1927 * ''

Rhagoletis zoqui ''Rhagoletis zoqui'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Teph ...

'' Bush, 1966 Synonyms: * ''

Rhagoletis achraspis ''Rhagoletis achraspis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The famil ...

'' Aczel, 1954: Synonym of ''

'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis caurina'' Doane, 1899: Synonym of '' Urophora caurina'' (Doane, 1899) * ''

Rhagoletis grindeliae ''Urophora grindeliae'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Urophora'' of the family Tephritidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or ...

'' Coquillett, 1908: Synonym of ''

Urophora grindeliae ''Urophora grindeliae'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Urophora'' of the family Tephritidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or ...

'' (Coquillett, 1908) * ''

Rhagoletis juniperinus ''Rhagoletis juniperina'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fami ...

'' Marcovitch, 1915: Synonym of ''

'' Marcovitch, 1915 * ''

Rhagoletis sapporensis ''Rhagoletis sapporensis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fam ...

'' Matsumura, 1916: Synonym of ''

Matsumurania sapporensis Matsumurania is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biolo ...

'' (Matsumura, 1916) * ''

Rhagoletis symphoricarpi ''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 di ...

'' Curran, 1924: Synonym of ''

'' Snow, 1894 * ''

Rhagoletis willincki ''Rhagoletis willinki'' is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family T ...

'' Foote, 1967: Synonym of ''

'' Aczel, 1951

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