Tephritidae
Also known as fruit flies, fruit fly, tephritid, tephritids
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila (in the family Drosophilidae), which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are categorized in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description, recategorization, and genetic analyses are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called peacock flies, in
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyTephritidae
实蝇科（學名：Tephritidae）是家蠅下目的一科双翅目昆虫。
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Research
3,446 papers- Tephritidae fruit fly gut microbiome diversity, function and potential for applications.Bulletin of entomological research · 2020
- FAMILY TEPHRITIDAE.Zootaxa · 2016
- Phylogeny of tribe Dacini revisited (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae).Zootaxa · 2024
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- Ecology
- Economic importance
- Systematics
- Identification
- Species lists
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
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The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila (in the family Drosophilidae), which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are categorized in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description, recategorization, and genetic analyses are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called peacock flies, in reference to their elaborate and colorful markings. The name comes from the Greek τεφρος, tephros, meaning "ash grey". They are found in all the biogeographic realms.
==Description== For terms see Morphology of Diptera and Tephritidae glossary