Tribe Carpomyini

Classification · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Walnut Husk Fly - Rhagoletis completa - female

Rhagoletis pomonella? - Rhagoletis pomonella - male

Rhagoletis striatella? - Rhagoletis striatella - male

Stripey fly, dressed like a zebra - Rhagoletis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Subfamily Trypetinae

Tribe Carpomyini

Numbers

~40 spp. in 6 genera in our area, >120 spp. in 12 genera worldwide(1)

Range

worldwide, with ca. 2/3 of the spp. in the New World(1)

Works Cited

1.	Norrbom A.L. (2004-2010) Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) taxonomy pages

Contributed by v belov on 22 May, 2011 - 9:44pm
Last updated 14 March, 2012 - 6:50pm

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