Biology:Rhagoletis meigenii
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| Female of Rhagoletis meigenii. Dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Rhagoletis |
| Species: | R. meigenii
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| Rhagoletis meigenii (Loew, 1844)
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Rhagoletis meigenii, common name barberry fly or yellow berberis fruit fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Rhagoletis of the family Tephritidae.[2][3]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark , Estonia, Finland , France , Germany , Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway , Poland , Slovakia, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland , The Netherlands, Ukraine , and United Kingdom ), in the Near East and in Central Asia. It has been introduced in the Nearctic realm, in Canada (Nova Scotia) and in USA (Maine, New Hampshire). [4][5]
Description
Rhagoletis meigenii can reach a body length of about 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). These flies are characterized by prominent banded wings. These dark bands include an apical crossband, a preapical crossband and a discal crossband. Also the accessory costal crossband is present. [6] The head has two pairs of orbital setae. Scutellum is usually entirely cream to yellow. The background color of the body is orange-yellow.[7]
Biology
Adults can be seen from July to August. [8] They feed on pollen and nectar, where as larvae feed on fruit seeds of their preferred host plant (Berberis vulgaris). [9][7]
Bibliography
- The Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) of Ontario
- Mason P.G., Huber J.T. (Eds.). 2002 - Biological control programmes in Canada, 1981-2000 - CABI, Technology & Engineering. 583 pp.
- Thompson, F. C. & Vockeroth, J. R. (May 27, 2007). 66. Family Tephritidae". Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog – Web Version.
References
- ↑ Catalogue of life
- ↑ IIS
- ↑ Nomen.at - animals and plants
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Arturs Stalažs, Maksims Balalaikins Country Checklist of Rhagoletis Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Europe, with Focus on R. Batava and Its Recent Range Expansion
- ↑ Wiley Onliner Library
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nature Spot
- ↑ Inaturalist
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q7320115 entry
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