European Cherry Fruit Fly vs Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | European Cherry Fruit Fly | Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Rhagoletis cerasi | Anonconotus alpinus |
| Order | Diptera | Orthoptera |
| Family | Tephritidae | Tettigoniidae |
| Size | 4-5 mm | 15-22 mm body length |
| Habitat | Orchards | Meadows |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Europe, Western Asia | Alps, Western Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
European Cherry Fruit Fly
A small black fly with distinctive wing banding that infests sweet and sour cherries. Larvae feed inside cherries, causing them to rot and drop.
Did You Know?
It is a textbook example of sympatric speciation, with host races on sweet and sour cherries.
Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper
A small, flightless bush-cricket of high alpine meadows. Its green and brown coloring provides camouflage among mountain grasses.
Did You Know?
Males produce a distinctive song by rubbing their forewings together that carries far in thin mountain air.