Rhagoletis suavis
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| Rhagoletis suavis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Rhagoletis |
| Species: | R. suavis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862) | |
Rhagoletis suavis, also known as the walnut husk maggot, is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.[1][2] This fly is closely related to, but not to be confused with, Rhagoletis juglandis, or the walnut husk fly.[3] It occurs in North America.[4]