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 jumping spider.
Species
- Rhagoletis acuticornis <small>(Steyskal, 1979)</small>
- Rhagoletis adusta <small>Foote, 1981</small>
- Rhagoletis almatensis <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
- Rhagoletis alternata <small>(Fallén, 1814)</small>
- Rhagoletis bagheera <small>Richter & Kandybina, 1997</small>
- Rhagoletis basiola <small>(Osten Sacken, 1877)</small>
- Rhagoletis batava <small>Hering, 1958</small>
- Rhagoletis berberidis <small>Jermy, 1961</small>
- Rhagoletis berberis <small>Curran, 1932</small>
- Rhagoletis bezziana <small>(Hendel, 1931)</small>
- Rhagoletis blanchardi <small>Aczel, 1954</small>
- Rhagoletis boycei <small>Cresson, 1929</small>
- Rhagoletis brncici <small>FrÃÂas, 2001</small>
- Rhagoletis caucasica <small>Kandybina & Richter, 1976</small>
- Rhagoletis cerasi <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> â cherry fruit fly
- Rhagoletis chionanthi <small>Bush, 1966</small>
- Rhagoletis chumsanica <small>(Rohdendorf, 1961)</small>
- Rhagoletis cingulata <small>(Loew, 1862)</small> â eastern cherry fruit fly
- Rhagoletis completa <small>Cresson, 1929</small>
- Rhagoletis conversa <small>(Brethes, 1919)</small>
- Rhagoletis cornivora <small>Bush, 1966</small>
- Rhagoletis ebbettsi <small>Bush, 1966</small>
- Rhagoletis electromorpha <small>Berlocher, 1984</small>
- Rhagoletis emiliae <small>Richter, 1974</small>
- Rhagoletis fausta <small>(Osten Sacken, 1877)</small>
- Rhagoletis ferruginea <small>Hendel, 1927</small>
- Rhagoletis flavicincta <small>Enderlein, 1934</small>
- Rhagoletis flavigenualis <small>Hering, 1958</small>
- Rhagoletis freidbergi <small>Korneyev & Korneyev, 2019</small>
- Rhagoletis indifferens <small>Curran, 1932</small> â western cherry fruit fly
- Rhagoletis jamaicensis <small>Foote, 1981</small>
- Rhagoletis juglandis <small>Cresson, 1920</small> â walnut husk fly
- Rhagoletis juniperina <small>Marcovitch, 1915</small>
- Rhagoletis kurentsovi <small>(Rohdendorf, 1961)</small>
- Rhagoletis lycopersella <small>Smyth, 1960</small>
- Rhagoletis macquartii <small>(Loew, 1873)</small>
- Rhagoletis magniterebra <small>(Rohdendorf, 1961)</small>
- Rhagoletis meigenii <small>(Loew, 1844)</small>
- Rhagoletis mendax <small>Curran, 1932</small> â blueberry maggot
- Rhagoletis metallica <small>(Schiner, 1868)</small>
- Rhagoletis mongolica <small>Kandybina, 1972</small>
- Rhagoletis nicaraguensis <small>Hernández-Ortiz, 1999</small>
- Rhagoletis nova <small>(Schiner, 1868)</small>
- Rhagoletis ochraspis <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Rhagoletis osmanthi <small>Bush, 1966</small>
- Rhagoletis penela <small>Foote, 1981</small>
- Rhagoletis persimilis <small>Bush, 1966</small>
- Rhagoletis pomonella <small>(Walsh, 1867)</small> â apple maggot fly, railroad worm
- Rhagoletis psalida <small>Hendel, 1914</small>
- Rhagoletis ramosae <small>Hernandez-Ortiz, 1985</small>
- Rhagoletis reducta <small>Hering, 1936</small>
- Rhagoletis rhytida <small>Hendel, 1914</small>
- Rhagoletis ribicola <small>Doane, 1898</small>
- Rhagoletis rohdendorfi <small>Korneyev & Merz, 1997</small>
- Rhagoletis rumpomaculata <small>Hardy, 1964</small>
- Rhagoletis samojlovitshae <small>(Rohdendorf, 1961)</small>
- Rhagoletis scutellata <small>Zia, 1938</small>
- Rhagoletis solanophaga <small>Hernández-Ortiz & FrÃÂas, 1999</small>
- Rhagoletis striatella <small>Wulp, 1899</small>
- Rhagoletis suavis <small>(Loew, 1862)</small> â walnut husk maggot
- Rhagoletis tabellaria <small>(Fitch, 1855)</small>
- Rhagoletis tomatis <small>Foote, 1981</small>
- Rhagoletis turanica <small>(Rohdendorf, 1961)</small>
- Rhagoletis turpiniae <small>Hernandez-Ortiz, 1993</small>
- Rhagoletis willinki <small>Aczel, 1951</small>
- Rhagoletis zephyria <small>Snow, 1894</small>
- Rhagoletis zernyi <small>Hendel, 1927</small>
- Rhagoletis zoqui <small>Bush, 1966</small>
Synonyms:
- Rhagoletis achraspis <small>Aczel, 1954</small>: Synonym of Rhagoletis tomatis <small>Foote, 1981</small>
- Rhagoletis caurina <small>Doane, 1899</small>: Synonym of Urophora caurina <small>(Doane, 1899)</small>
- Rhagoletis grindeliae <small>Coquillett, 1908</small>: Synonym of Urophora grindeliae <small>(Coquillett, 1908)</small>
- Rhagoletis juniperinus <small>Marcovitch, 1915</small>: Synonym of Rhagoletis juniperina <small>Marcovitch, 1915</small>
- Rhagoletis sapporensis <small>Matsumura, 1916</small>: Synonym of Matsumurania sapporensis <small>(Matsumura, 1916)</small>
- Rhagoletis symphoricarpi <small>Curran, 1924</small>: Synonym of Rhagoletis zephyria <small>Snow, 1894</small>
- Rhagoletis willincki <small>Foote, 1967</small>: Synonym of Rhagoletis willinki <small>Aczel, 1951</small>
External links
On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Database