Carpomyina

Carpomyina

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Carpomyina: //ˌkaːr.poʊˈmaɪ.nə//

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Images

Rhagoletis completa Piazzo by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Rhagoletis completa in walnut-02 by Walpole. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Kirschfruchtfliege Rhagoletis cerasi 2 by Holger Krisp. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tephritidae- by T-VaLe95. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Coptera tonic (10.3897-zookeys.985.56974) Figures 5–8 by Ericson HC, Forbes AA (2020) Description of the new species Coptera tonic (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae), a pupal parasitoid of Rhagoletis juniperina Marcovitch (Diptera, Tephritidae), and revised partial keys to Nearctic Coptera Say. ZooKeys 985: 49-60.. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Kirschfruchtfliege (Rhagoletis cerasi) by Arbi1977. Used under a CC0 license.

Summary

The Lonicera fly, a hybrid species in the genus Rhagoletis, specifically feeds on the berries of introduced honeysuckle plants in North America and is a notable example of hybrid speciation.

Distribution

North America

Diet

Larvae feed on the berries of introduced honeysuckle (Lonicera) species.

Evolution

The Lonicera fly is believed to have developed through hybridization of two other species: R. mendax and R. zephyria in the last 250 years.

Similar Taxa

  • R. mendax
  • R. zephyria

Tags

  • Lonicera fly
  • hybrid speciation
  • North America
  • Tephritidae