Subtribe Carpomyina Rank Genus | Tribe Carpomyiini Scientific name Rhagoletis Higher classification Tephritidae Order Fly | |
Lower classifications Apple maggot, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhagoletis completa, Rhagoletis mendax, Rhagoletis zephyria | ||
Rhagoletis completa fruit fly
Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about hundred species.
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- Rhagoletis completa fruit fly
- Dance of the rose hip fruit fly diptera tephritidae rhagoletis basiola
- Name
- Species
- Database
- References
Dance of the rose hip fruit fly diptera tephritidae rhagoletis basiola
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
Database
References
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