Biology:Rhagoletis batava

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Rhagoletis batava
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Rhagoletis
Species:
R. batava
Binomial name
Rhagoletis batava
Hering, 1958

Rhagoletis batava (seabuckthorn fruit fly) is a species of fruit fly in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae.[1][2] Rhagoletis batava larvae feed inside fruit flesh, and can be important pest of seabuckthorn. This species is very similar to Rhagoletis cerasi (European cherry fruit fly) [3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7320084 entry