Bug FAQEastern Cherry Fruit Fly
Rhagoletis cingulata · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae
Also called: Cherry Fruit Fly, North American cherry fruit fly
The Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly lives across the middle and eastern United States, from Michigan to New Hampshire and down to Florida. It is also present in southeastern and south-central Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the middle and eastern United States and to southeastern and south-central Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New York, California, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is the Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly found?
It occurs from Michigan to New Hampshire, south to Florida, and in southeastern and south-central Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagoletis_cingulata
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