Rhagoletis cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Korneyev, Valery A., 2024, On The Checklist Of Ukrainian Diptera Tephritoidea: Tephritidae, Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka (Oxford, England) 15 (1), pp. 15-28 : 20-21

64. Rhagoletis cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution in Ukraine: Rivne *; Kyiv; Transcarpathia *; Khmelntsk; Mykolaiv; Kherson *; Donetsk.

References. Korneyev & Kameneva (2006); Korneyev et al. (2018).

Remarks. This species is represented by two “host races”, the “honeysuckle” and the “cherry” race; both are obviously widespread in all the parts of Ukraine where Lonicera tatarica , L. xylosteum ( Caprifoliaceae ), Prunus serotina , P. cerasus , P. avium , and P. mahaleb ( Rosaceae ) ( Kandybina, 1977; Korneyev et al., 2018).

Additional material. Rivne: Rivne raion: Novostavske forestry, forest edge, 23.06.2022, 1 ♀ ( V. Finchuk obs.); Ostroh raion, 50.327778, 26.514397 (Stanislava Ro obs.) ; Transcarpathia: Berehove , 13.05.2020, 29.06.2020, 4.06.2023, 1 ♀ ( V. Hleba obs.) ; Kherson: Zelenivka , 46.707740, 32.610931, 14.06.2019, 1♂ ( R. Mishustin obs.) ; Donetsk: Nikolske raion, Zoria, 47.295109, 37.620126 ( V. Finchuk obs.); Shakhtarsk raion 48.064626, 38.814139, 21.07.2020, on Lonicera tatarica L. (A. Gubin obs.) (UkrBIN, 2024 a) ; Crimea: no exact data ( VUS) .

⸰ Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew, 1862)

Distribution in Ukraine: no records.

References. Korneyev et al. (2018); Babysky et al. (2023).

Remarks. Quarantine pest of cherries: Prunus serotina , P. pensylvanica , P. virginiana , P. cerasus , P. avium , P. mahaleb ( Rosaceae ); invasive adventive pest in Europe.

⸰ Rhagoletis completa (Cresson, 1929)

Distribution in Ukraine: no records.

References. Korneyev et al. (2018); Babysky et al. (2023).

Remarks. Quarantine pest of walnuts ( Juglans ); invasive aventive pest in Europe.