European cherry fruit fly vs Fruit fly

Rhagoletis cerasi compared with Rhagoletis meigenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European cherry fruit fly	Fruit fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tephritidae	Tephritidae
Genus same	Rhagoletis	Rhagoletis
Species	Rhagoletis cerasi	Rhagoletis meigenii

Evolutionary Relationship

European cherry fruit fly and Fruit fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhagoletis.

Conservation Status

European cherry fruit fly

LC — Least Concern

Fruit fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European cherry fruit fly	Fruit fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European cherry fruit fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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