European Cherry Fruit Fly vs Spring Pygmy Firefly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | European Cherry Fruit Fly | Spring Pygmy Firefly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Rhagoletis cerasi | Pleotomus pallens |
| Order | Diptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Tephritidae | Lampyridae |
| Size | 4-5 mm | 5-8 mm |
| Habitat | Orchards | Underground |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Europe, Western Asia | Eastern North America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
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.
Spring Pygmy Firefly
A tiny, rarely seen firefly of the eastern United States with a very short adult life span. Males produce faint, sporadic greenish flashes close to the ground.
Did You Know?
Females are wingless and larviform, and were once classified as a completely separate species from the males.