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Apple maggot

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The apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella), also known as the railroad worm (but distinct from the Phrixothrix beetle larva, also called railroad worm), is a species of fruit fly, and a pest of several types of fruits, mostly apples. This species evolved about 150 years ago through a sympatric shift from the native host hawthorn to the domesticated apple species Malus domestica in the northeastern United States. This fly is believed to have been accidentally spread to the western United States from the endemic eastern United States region through contaminated apples at multiple points throughout the 20th century. The apple maggot uses Batesian mimicry as a method of defense, with coloration resembling that of the forelegs and pedipalps of a jumping spider (family Salticidae).

Apple maggot - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of fly [[Thaddeus William Harris|Harris]], 1835</small>\n*''Trypeta pomonella'' <small>[[Benjamin Dann Walsh|Walsh]], 1867</small>"}},"i":0}}]}'> Apple maggot Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade : Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Tephritidae Genus: Rhagoletis Species: R. pomonella Binomial name Rhagoletis pomonella ( Walsh , 1867) Synonyms Trypeta albiscutellata Harris , 1835 Trypeta pomonella Walsh , 1867 The apple maggot ( Rhagoletis pomonella ), also know

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