Rhagoletis
Sign in to savethumb|Rhagoletis suavis Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species.
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thumb|Rhagoletis suavis Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species.
==Name== The genus name is partially derived from Ancient Greek rhago "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least R. pomonella mimics a jumping spider.