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

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Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis suavis, the walnut husk maggot, is a North American tephritid fruit fly closely related to the walnut husk fly.

Family
Genus
Rhagoletis
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862)

Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862), commonly called the walnut husk maggot, is a species of tephritid fruit fly that belongs to the family Tephritidae. This species is closely related to Rhagoletis juglandis, commonly known as the walnut husk fly, but should not be confused with that species. Rhagoletis suavis is found in North America.

Photo: (c) Don Marsille, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Marsille · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Rhagoletis

More from Tephritidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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