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

Name

The genus name is partially derived from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

''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 The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The famil ...

'' Foote, 1981 * '' Rhagoletis almatensis'' Rohdendorf, 1961 * '' Rhagoletis alternata'' ( 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 ( / ''Baghīrā'') is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in '' ...

'' Richter & Kandybina, 1997 * '' Rhagoletis basiola'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877) * ''

Rhagoletis batava ''Rhagoletis batava'' (seabuckthorn fruit fly) is a species of fruit fly in the genus ''Rhagoletis'' of the family Tephritidae. ''Rhagoletis batava'' larvae feed inside fruit flesh, and can be important pest of seabuckthorn. This species is very ...

'' 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 Drosophilida ...

'' 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. References berberis ''Berberis'' (), commonly known ...

'' 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 fam ...

'' (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 f ...

'' 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 famil ...

'' 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 fami ...

'' Frías, 2001 * ''

Rhagoletis caucasica ''Rhagoletis caucasica'' 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 ...

'' 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 Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) –

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 na ...

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 f ...

'' 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. References

Rhagoletis, completa {{Rhagoletis-stub ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Rhagoletis indifferens'', the western cherry fruit fly, is a pest that lives only on cherries. Its native host is ''Prunus emarginata''. The adult form of this insect is slightly smaller than a housefly, with white stripes across the abdomen, y ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 fa ...

'' Kandybina, 1972 * ''

Rhagoletis nicaraguensis ''Rhagoletis nicaraguensis'' 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. Th ...

'' Hernández-Ortiz, 1999 * '' Rhagoletis nova'' (Schiner, 1868) * '' Rhagoletis ochraspis'' (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 Portugal, officially the Po ...

'' 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 f ...

'' 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, mostly apples. Thi ...

'' (

Walsh Walsh may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walsh (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Places Australia * Mount Walsh, Mount Walsh National Park Canada * Fort Walsh, one of the first Royal Canadian Mounted ...

, 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 ''Rhagoletis rumpomaculata'' 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. Th ...

'' Hardy, 1964 * '' Rhagoletis samojlovitshae'' (Rohdendorf, 1961) * '' Rhagoletis scutellata'' 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 ...

'' Hernández-Ortiz & Frías, 1999 * '' Rhagoletis striatella'' 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 The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. ...

'' ( 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 ...

'' Snow, 1894 * '' Rhagoletis zernyi'' 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 T ...

'' 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 ''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 (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a c ...

'' 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 (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a c ...

'' (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 ''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 famil ...

'' 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
{{Authority control Tephritidae genera Taxa named by Hermann Loew