Map Snapshot
27 Records
Status
The Walnut Husk Fly is found throughout eastern North America.
Description
"The Walnut Husk Fly breeds and lay eggs in the husks of nearly mature walnut fruits in early autumn. The larvae burrow into and feed on the husk, producing black, slimy husks that stain and stick to the shell. The maggots can sometimes be seen crawling in the husks."
"Husk maggots and husk flies do not penetrate into the nut, so the taste and color of the nutmeat are not affected. However, the slimy nature of the husks reduces their value to commercial nutmeat producers because the husk is difficult to remove. The infested husks also make the nuts unattractive and undesirable to the private walnut grower." (USDA Forest Service General Technical Report NC-57)
Relationships
The Walnut Husk Fly feeds on the fruit of Black Walnut.
Seasonality Snapshot
Source: Wikipedia
| Rhagoletis suavis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhagoletis suavis (Loew, 1862)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Search".
- ^ Rull, Juan; Aluja, Martin; Tadeo, Eduardo; Guillen, Larissa; Egan, Scott; Glover, Mary; Feder, Jeffrey L. (2013). "Distribution, host plant affiliation, phenology, and phylogeny of walnut-infesting Rhagoletis flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Mexico". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (4): 765–779. doi:10.1111/bij.12157.
- ^ "Species Rhagoletis suavis - Walnut Husk Maggot". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
| This article related to members of the fruit fly genus Rhagoletis is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |