Cherry Fruit Fly vs Fruit fly

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Rhagoletis meigenii

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Fruit fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fruit fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tephritidae	Tephritidae
Genus same	Rhagoletis	Rhagoletis
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Rhagoletis meigenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Fruit Fly and Fruit fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhagoletis.

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fruit fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Fruit fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Fruit fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States