Rhagoletis
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Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies
with about hundred species.
rhago "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least R. pomonella mimics a jumping spider.
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Tephritidae
Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies", the other family being Drosophilidae. Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila , which is often called the "common fruit fly". There are nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid...
with about hundred species.
Name
The genus name is partially derived from Ancient GreekAncient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
rhago "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least R. pomonella mimics a jumping spider.
Species
- Rhagoletis alternataRhagoletis alternataRhagoletis alternata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
(FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1814) - Rhagoletis basiolaRhagoletis basiolaRhagoletis basiola is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1877) - Rhagoletis berberisRhagoletis berberisRhagoletis berberis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Jermy, 1961 - Rhagoletis boyceiRhagoletis boyceiRhagoletis boycei is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Cresson, 1929 - Rhagoletis cerasiRhagoletis cerasiRhagoletis cerasi is a species of tephritid fruit fly known by the common name cherry fruit fly. It is a major pest of cherry crops in Europe....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) cherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
fruit fly - Rhagoletis chionanthiRhagoletis chionanthiRhagoletis chionanthi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Bush, 1966 - Rhagoletis cingulataRhagoletis cingulataThe eastern cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata , is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae.-External links:* on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site...
. (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1862) eastern cherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
fruit fly - Rhagoletis completaRhagoletis completaRhagoletis completa is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Cresson, 1929 WalnutWalnutJuglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
Husk Fly - Rhagoletis cornivoraRhagoletis cornivoraRhagoletis cornivora is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Bush, 1966 - Rhagoletis ebbettsiRhagoletis ebbettsiRhagoletis ebbettsi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Bush, 1966 - Rhagoletis electromorphaRhagoletis electromorphaRhagoletis electromorpha is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Berlocher, 1984 - Rhagoletis faustaRhagoletis faustaRhagoletis fausta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1877) - Rhagoletis indifferensRhagoletis indifferensThe Western cherry fruit fly is a pest that lives only on cherries. The adult form of this insect is slightly smaller than a housefly, with white stripes across the abdomen, yellow markings near the base of the wings, and black markings on the wings...
. Curran, 1932 cherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
fruit fly - Rhagoletis juglandisRhagoletis juglandisRhagoletis juglandis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Cresson, 1920 walnut-husk-infesting fly - Rhagoletis jumiperinaRhagoletis jumiperinaRhagoletis jumiperina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Marcovitch, 1915 - Rhagoletis meigeniiRhagoletis meigeniiRhagoletis meigenii is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
(LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1844) - Rhagoletis mendaxRhagoletis mendaxRhagoletis mendax is a species of tephritid fruit fly known by the common name blueberry maggot. It is a major pest of blueberry crops in the eastern and southern United States and eastern Canada. It attacks several species of blueberry and related plants. The larva is 5 to 8 millimeters long and...
. Curran, 1932 blueberryBlueberryBlueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue berries and are perennial...
maggot - Rhagoletis osmanthiRhagoletis osmanthiRhagoletis osmanthi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Bush, 1966 - Rhagoletis persimilisRhagoletis persimilisRhagoletis persimilis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Bush, 1966 - Rhagoletis pomonella. (WalshBenjamin Dann WalshBenjamin Dann Walsh was an American entomologist, serving as the first official state entomologist in Illinois from 1867 to 1869.He was born in Worchestershire, England and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge....
, 1867) appleAppleThe apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
maggot fly, railroad worm - Rhagoletis ribicolaRhagoletis ribicolaRhagoletis ribicola is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Doane, 1898 - Rhagoletis striatellaRhagoletis striatellaRhagoletis striatella is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Wulp, 1899 - Rhagoletis suavisRhagoletis suavisRhagoletis suavis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1862) WalnutWalnutJuglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
Husk Maggot - Rhagoletis tabellariaRhagoletis tabellariaRhagoletis tabellaria is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. (FitchAsa FitchDr. Asa Fitch Dr. Asa Fitch Dr. Asa Fitch (February 24, 1809 – April 8, 1879. His early studies were of both natural history and medicine, which he studied at the newly formed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1827. However, in 1838 he decided to start studying agriculture and...
, 1855) - Rhagoletis zephyriaRhagoletis zephyriaRhagoletis zephyria is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae....
. Snow, 1894
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