Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862) is a animal in the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis cingulata, the eastern cherry fruit fly, is a tephritid fruit fly found in central-eastern US and southern Canada.

Family
Genus
Rhagoletis
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis cingulata, commonly known as the eastern cherry fruit fly, is a species of tephritid fruit fly that belongs to the family Tephritidae. Its distribution covers the entire central and eastern United States, ranging from Michigan in the north to New Hampshire in the north, and extending southward to Florida. It is also found in southeastern and south-central Canada.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Rhagoletis

More from Tephritidae

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