European Cherry Fruit Fly
Rhagoletis cerasi
The adult is a small tephritid fly found around cherry trees, orchards, hedgerows, and woodland edges. It feeds on sugary liquids such as nectar, honeydew, and fruit exudates, while females place eggs under the skin of ripening cherries. Its clear wings have dark bands that are used in short flights and visual displays. Adults are short-lived but highly important agriculturally because their egg-laying starts the damaging larval stage inside fruit.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- European Cherry Fruit Fly