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Apple maggot

Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh, 1867)

Status not recordedinsects

The apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) is a species in the family Tephritidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the apple maggot

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the apple maggot live?

Not recorded

Is the apple maggot endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the apple maggot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTephritidae
  6. genusRhagoletis
  7. SpeciesRhagoletis pomonella (Walsh, 1867)

Synonyms Trypeta albiscutellata, Trypeta pomonella

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Apple maggot flyEnglish
  • Railroad wormEnglish
  • ver-chemin-de-ferFrench
  • Яблонная пестрокрылкаRussian
  • Mouche de la pommeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the apple maggot

Other species in the same genus Rhagoletis.

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Rhagoletis completa

TephritidaeNo free photo yet

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Rhagoletis alternata

TephritidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the apple maggot?

The apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) belongs to the family Tephritidae in the order Diptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-maggot

MLA

“Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-maggot.

BibTeX
@misc{apple_maggot_2026,
  title = {Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-maggot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}