The European cherry fruit fly is a univoltine, oligophagous, carpophagous species. Its larvae develop in the pulp of ripening or ripe wild and cultivated sweet (Prunus avium L.) and sour cherries (P. cerasus L.) (Rosaceae) as well as into honeysuckle berries (Lonicera spp. Caprifoliaceae), especially L. xylosteum L. and L. tartarica. L. This insect is native to the temperate West Palearctic Regions, including all European countries where its hosts occur (from southern parts, such as Cyprus, to as far North as Norway and Sweden) as well as in some Asian countries (such as Turkey and Iran). Races of the fly specializing in Prunus or Lonicera spp. may occur, and the existence of geographic races exhibiting unidirectional cytoplasmatic incompatibility has been demonstrated.
The adult is about 3–5 mm in body (Fig. 52) length, glossy black in color with characteristic patterned wings and a peculiar yellow scutellum (metathorax). The elongated larva (three instars) is typical of...
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Katsoyannos, B. (2008). European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae). In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3687
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