''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 ''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'' ( Fallén, 1814) * '' Rhagoletis bagheera'' Richter & Kandybina, 1997 * '' Rhagoletis basiola'' (

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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'' 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 ''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 ...

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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'' 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'' (Brethes, 1919) * '' Rhagoletis cornivora'' Bush, 1966 * ''

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

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'' Bush, 1966 * '' Rhagoletis electromorpha'' Berlocher, 1984 * '' Rhagoletis emiliae'' Richter, 1974 * '' Rhagoletis fausta'' (

, 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 ''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'' Marcovitch, 1915 * '' Rhagoletis kurentsovi'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis lycopersella'' Smyth, 1960 * '' Rhagoletis macquartii'' (Loew, 1873) * '' Rhagoletis magniterebra'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis meigenii'' ( 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'' (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. ...

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, 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 ''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'' 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'' 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 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'' 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 '' Rhagoletis willinki'' Aczel, 1951

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''Rhagoletis cingulata'', eastern cherry fruit fly

Database

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