English species names of Family Tephritidae (Fruit flies)

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English species names of Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies, Peacock flies

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies	412 22844 306890	Families Genera Species
Family	Tephritidae Newman, 1834 Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Gall flies, Greater Fruit Flies	999 11075	Genera Species


A
Alfalfa leafcutting bee	Bactrocera aneuvittata Drew, 1971
Allwood´s fruit fly	Bactrocera allwoodi Drew, 1979
Annona fruit fly	Ceratitis anonae Graham, 1908
Antillean fruit fly	Anastrepha obliqua Macquart, 1835
Apple fruit fly	Rhagoletis pomonella . Walsh, 1867
Apple leaf midge	Ceratitis ealensis Meyer & Copeland, 2005
Apple maggot	Rhagoletis pomonella . Walsh, 1867
Apple maggot fly	Rhagoletis pomonella . Walsh, 1867
Asian papaya fruit fly	Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Asparagus fly	Plioreocepta poeciloptera Schrank, 1776
Asparagus maggot	Plioreocepta poeciloptera Schrank, 1776

B
Baluchistan melon fly	Myiopardalis pardalina Bigot, 1891
Bamboo fruit fly	Acroceratitis striata Froggatt, 1909
Banana fruit fly	Bactrocera curvipennis Froggatt, 1909
Banana fruit fly	Bactrocera musae Tryon, 1927
Banana Fruitfly	Bactrocera curvipennis Froggatt, 1909
Bathurst burr seed fly	Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830
Betelnut fruit fly	Bactrocera arecae Hardy & Adachi, 1954
Bitou bush seed fly	Mesoclanis polana Munro, 1931
Black cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis fausta Osten Sacken, 1877
Black citrus aphid	Dioxyna sororcula Wiedemann, 1830
Blueberry maggot	Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Boxwood leafminer	Enicoptera palawanica Hering, 1942
Breadfruit fly	Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius, 1805
Breadfruit fruit fly	Bactrocera occipitalis Bezzi, 1919
Brown Knapweed Gall Fly	Urophora jaceana Hering, 1935
Bull thistle gall fly	Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Bumelia fruit fly	Anastrepha pallens Coquillett, 1904
Burr-seed fly	Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862

C
Cacao fruit fly	Ceratitis punctata Wiedemann, 1824
Canada thistle gall fly	Urophora cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Canada Thistle Stem Gall Fly	Urophora cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Caper fly	Capparimyia savastani Martelli, 1911
Carambola fruit fly	Bactrocera carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994
Carambola Fruitfly	Bactrocera carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994
Carduus flowerhead gall fly	Urophora solstitialis Linnaeus, 1758
Caribbean fruit fly	Anastrepha suspensa Loew, 1862
Caribbean fruitfly	Anastrepha suspensa Loew, 1862
Carpomya wiedermanni	Carpomya wiedemanni Meigen, 1826
Celery fly	Euleia heraclei Linnaeus, 1758
Cheeseman´s fruit fly	Bactrocera cheesmanae Perkins, 1939
Cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cerasi Linnaeus, 1758
Cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, 1932
Cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, 1862
Cherry maggot	Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, 1862
Chinese citrus fly	Bactrocera minax Enderlein, 1920
Chromolaena gall fly	Procecidochares connexa
Chrysanthemum blotch miner	Trypeta zoe Meigen, 1826
Chrysanthemum gall midge	Euphranta skinneri Hardy, 1955
Clover seed midge	Ceratitis curvata Munro, 1937
Coffee fruit fly	Trirhithrum inscriptum Graham, 1910
Coffee fruit fly	Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, 1918
Common Ragweed Fruit Fly	Euaresta bella Loew, 1862
Corn leaf aphid	Urophora lopholomae Korneyev & White, 1989
Crofton weed gall fly	Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947
Crofton-weed gall fly	Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947
Cucumber fly	Bactrocera cucumis French, 1907
Cucumber Fruit Fly	Zeugodacus cucumis French, 1907
Cucumber Fruit Fly	Bactrocera cucumis French, 1907
Cucurbit fly	Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862
Currant and gooseberry maggot	Euphranta canadensis Loew, 1873
Currant fruit fly	Euphranta canadensis Loew, 1873
Currant fruit fly	Epochra canadensis Loew, 1873

D
Daisy Leafminer	Trypeta zoe Meigen, 1826
Dark cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis fausta Osten Sacken, 1877
Dark Currant Fly	Rhagoletis ribicola Doane, 1898
Dark currant fruit fly	Rhagoletis ribicola Doane, 1898
Dark fruit fly	Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830

E
Eastern cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, 1862
Ethiopian fruit fly	Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862
Eupatorium gall fly	Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947
European cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cerasi Linnaeus, 1758
European pineneedle midge	Campiglossa gemma Hering, 1939

F
False oriental fruit fly	Bactrocera opiliae Drew & Hardy, 1981
False Peacock Fly	Chaetorellia succinea Costa, 1844
Fijian fruit fly	Bactrocera passiflorae Froggatt, 1911
Fijian Fruitfly	Bactrocera passiflorae Froggatt, 1911
Five-spotted fruit fly	Ceratitis quinaria Bezzi, 1918
Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly	Urophora quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826
Fruit fly	Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Fruit fly	Rhagoletis meigenii Loew, 1844
Fruit fly	Urophora jaceana Hering, 1935
Fruit fly	Dioxyna sororcula Wiedemann, 1830
Fruit fly	Monacrostichus citricola Bezzi, 1914
Fruit fly	Procecidochares alani Steyskal, 1974
Fruit fly	Urophora affinis Frauenfeld, 1857
Fruit fly	Terellia virens Loew, 1846
Fruit Fly	Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830
Fruit fly	Bactrocera ochrosiae Malloch, 1942
Fruit fly	Urophora sirunaseva Hering, 1938
Fruit fly	Tetreuaresta obscuriventris Loew, 1873
Fruit Fly	Urophora cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Fruit fly	Bactrocera tau Walker, 1849
Fruit Fly	Anastrepha striata Schiner, 1868
Fruitfly	Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830

G
Goji fruit fly	Neoceratitis asiatica Becker, 1908
Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall Fly	Procecidochares atra Loew, 1862
Goldenrod gall fly	Eurosta solidaginis Fitch, 1855
Greater Antillean fruit fly	Anastrepha suspensa Loew, 1862
Greater Antilliean fruit fly	Anastrepha suspensa Loew, 1862
Greater melon fly	Dacus frontalis Becker, 1922
Green Knapweed Clearwing Fly	Terellia virens Loew, 1846
Green scale	Chaetorellia succinea Costa, 1844
Guava Fruit Fly	Anastrepha striata Schiner, 1868
Guava fruit fly	Anastrepha suspensa Loew, 1862
Guava fruit fly	Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916
Guava fruit fly	Bactrocera zonata Saunders, 1841
Guava fruitfly	Anastrepha striata Schiner, 1868
Guava Fruitfly	Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916

H
Halfordia fruit fly	Bactrocera halfordiae Tryon, 1927
Honeylocust podgall midge	Ceratitella schlingeri Norrbom & Hancock, 2004
Husk maggot	Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929

I
Indian Ocean cucumber fly	Dacus demmerezi Bezzi, 1917
Inland fruit fly	Dacus newmani Perkins, 1937
Island fruit fly	Dirioxa pornia Walker, 1849
Island fruit fly	Dacus newmani Perkins, 1937

J
Jackfruit fly	Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius, 1805
Japanese cherry fruit fly	Euphranta japonica Ito, 1947
Japanese orange fly	Bactrocera tsuneonis Miyake, 1919
Japanese orange fruit fly	Bactrocera tsuneonis Miyake, 1919
Jarvis's fruit fly	Bactrocera jarvisi Tryon, 1927
Jarvis´s fruit fly	Bactrocera jarvisi Tryon, 1927
Jointed pumpkin fly	Dacus vertebratus Bezzi, 1908
Jujube fruit fly	Carpomya incompleta Becker, 1903

K
Knapweed Gall Fly	Urophora affinis Frauenfeld, 1857
Knapweed peacock fly	Chaetorellia acrolophi White & Marcquart, 1989
Knapweed Seedhead Fly	Urophora quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826

L
Lantana gall fly	Eutreta xanthochaeta Aldrich, 1923
Lemmer´s Pinion Moth	Urophora maura Frauenfeld, 1857
Lesser melon fly	Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862
Lesser pumpkin fly	Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862
Lesser Queensland fruit fly	Bactrocera neohumeralis Hardy, 1951
Lonicera fly	Rhagoletis pomonella . Walsh, 1867
Lycium fruit fly	Neoceratitis asiatica Becker, 1908

M
Malaysian fruit fly	Bactrocera latifrons Hendel, 1915
Mango fly	Bactrocera frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868
Mango fruit fly	Ceratitis cosyra Walker, 1849
Marigold fruit fly	Trupanea vicina Wulp, 1900
Marula fly	Ceratitis cosyra Walker, 1849
Marula fruit fly	Ceratitis cosyra Walker, 1849
Medfly	Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, 1824
Mediterranean Fruit Fly	Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, 1824
Melon fly	Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899
Melon fly	Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett, 1849
Melon fly	Zeugodacus cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899
Melon fruit fly	Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899
Melon fruit fly	Zeugodacus cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899
Melon fruit fly	Myiopardalis pardalina Bigot, 1891
Mexican fruit fly	Anastrepha ludens Loew, 1873
Mexican Fruitfly	Anastrepha ludens Loew, 1873
Mist flower gall fly	Procecidochares alani Steyskal, 1974
Mistflower Gall Fly	Procecidochares alani Steyskal, 1974

N
Natal fly	Ceratitis rosa Karsch, 1887
Natal fruit fly	Ceratitis rosa Karsch, 1887
Natal fruit fly	Ceratitis cosyra Walker, 1849
Natal Fruitfly	Ceratitis rosa Karsch, 1887
Native olive fruit fly	Bactrocera nigra Tryon, 1927
Newman fly	Dacus newmani Perkins, 1937
Noogoora burr seed fly	Euaresta aequalis Loew, 1862
North American cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, 1932
North American cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, 1862
Northern Territory fruit fly	Bactrocera aquilonis May, 1965

O
Oat-birdcherry aphid	Urophora pauperata Zaitzev, 1945
Old World Fruit Flies	Dacinae Munro, 1984
Olive fruit fly	Bactrocera oleae Rossi, 1790
Olive fruit fly	Dacus oleae Rossi, 1790
Olive Fruitfly	Bactrocera oleae Rossi, 1790
Oriental fruit fly	Dacus dorsalis Hendel, 1912
Oriental fruit fly	Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, 1912
Oriental fruit fly	Bactrocera dorsalis complex

P
Pacific fruit fly	Bactrocera xanthodes Broun, 1904
Pacific Fruitfly	Bactrocera xanthodes Broun, 1904
Papaya fruit fly	Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Papaya fruit fly	Anastrepha curvicauda Gerstaecker, 1860
Papaya fruit fly	Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, 1860
Peach fruit fly	Bactrocera zonata Saunders, 1841
Peach Fruitfly	Bactrocera zonata Saunders, 1841
Peacock fly	Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Peacock fly	Chaetorellia australis Hering, 1940
Pear midge	Campiglossa sada Dirlbek & Dirlbekova, 1974
Pepper maggot	Zonosemata electa Say, 1830
Perkins's fruit fly	Dacus humeralis Bezzi, 1915
PFF	Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Philippines fruit fly	Bactrocera philippinensis Drew & Hancock, 1994
Pumkin fruit fly	Zeugodacus depressus Shiraki, 1933
Pumpkin fruit fly	Dacus frontalis Becker, 1922
Pumpkin fruit fly	Dacus bivittatus Bigot, 1858

Q
QFF	Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, 1897
Qfly	Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, 1897
Queensland Fruit Fly	Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, 1897

R
Railroad worm	Rhagoletis pomonella . Walsh, 1867
Rhodesian fruit fly	Ceratitis quinaria Bezzi, 1918
Root-maggot fly	Terellia ruficauda Fabricius, 1794
Rose Hip Fly	Rhagoletis basiola . Osten Sacken, 1877
Rose-hip fly	Rhagoletis alternata Fallen, 1814
Rose-hip fly	Rhagoletis basiola . Osten Sacken, 1877

S
Safflower fly	Acanthiophilus helianthi Rossi, 1794
Sapodilla fruit fly	Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830
Sapodilla Fruitfly	Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830
Sapote fruit fly	Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann, 1830
Schoepfia fruit fly	Anastrepha interrupta Stone, 1942
Seabuckthorn fruit fly	Rhagoletis batava Hering, 1938
Shoot-tip galling fly	Parafreutreta regalis Munro, 1940
Solanum fruit fly	Bactrocera cacuminata Hering, 1941
Solanum fruit fly	Bactrocera latifrons Hendel, 1915
Solanum Fruitfly	Bactrocera latifrons Hendel, 1915
Sonchus fly	Ensina sonchi Linnaeus, 1767
Sourbush seed fly	Acinia picturata Snow, 1894
South American Cucurbit Fly	Anastrepha grandis Macquart, 1846
South American fruit fly	Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann, 1830
South American fruit fly	Anastrepha grandis Macquart, 1846
South Sea guava fruit fly	Bactrocera psidii Froggatt, 1899
South Sea Guava Fruitfly	Bactrocera psidii Froggatt, 1899
Spear thistle seed fly	Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Spined soldier bug	Bactrocera sumbawaensis Drew & Hancock, 1994
Starfruit fruit fly	Bactrocera carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994
Strychnos fruit fly	Ceratitis pedestris Bezzi, 1924
Sunflower fruit fly	Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Sunflower maggot	Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Sunflower maggot fly	Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Sunflower Seed Maggot	Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862

T
Tea seed fly	Adrama determinata Walker, 1856
The Bathurst Burr Fly	Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830
Thistle flowerhead gall-forming fly	Urophora terebrans Loew, 1850
Thistle seed fly	Tephritis postica Loew, 1844
Thistle Stem Gall Fly	Urophora cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Three-striped fruit fly	Zeugodacus diversus
Tomato fruit fly	Neoceratitis cyanescens Bezzi, 1923

W
Walnut Husk Fly	Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929
Walnut Husk Maggot	Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862
Walnut-husk-infesting fly	Rhagoletis juglandis Cresson, 1920
Water lily aphid	Urophora neuenschwanderi Freidberg, 1982
West Indian Fruit Fly	Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans Sein, 1933
West Indian fruit fly	Anastrepha obliqua Macquart, 1835
West Indian Fruitfly	Anastrepha obliqua Macquart, 1835
Western cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, 1932
Western walnut-husk fly	Rhagoletis juglandis Cresson, 1920
Western walnut-husk maggot	Rhagoletis juglandis Cresson, 1920
Wheat midge	Eutreta christophe Bates, 1933
White striped fruit fly	Bactrocera albistrigata Meijere, 1911
White-banded cherry fruit fly	Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, 1862
Wolfberry fruit fly	Neoceratitis asiatica Becker, 1908

Y
Yellow currant fly	Euphranta canadensis Loew, 1873
Yellow currant fruit fly	Euphranta canadensis Loew, 1873
Yellow starthistle peacock fly	Chaetorellia australis Hering, 1940

Z
Zimbabwean fruit fly	Ceratitis quinaria Bezzi, 1918

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