Rhagoletis cerasi

Rhagoletis cerasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Rhagoletis
Species:	R. cerasi
Binomial name
	Rhagoletis cerasi; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Musca cerasi Linnaeus, 1758; Rhagoletis signata (Meigen, 1826); Trypeta signata Meigen, 1826;

Rhagoletis 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.

Larvae often found in Cherries
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