What is Tephritidae?
[[File:Euaresta aequalis.jpg|thumb|250px|An adult female fruit fly, family Tephritidae]] The '''Tephritidae''' are one of two fly families known as [[fruit flies]]. The other family is the [[Drosophilidae]]. There are nearly 5,000 [[species]] of tephritid fruit fly in almost 500 [[genera]] of the Tephritidae.<ref>Merz B. 1994. Diptera Tephritidae. ''Insecta Helvetica Fauna'' '''10''': 1-198.</ref><ref>Allen L. Norrbom 2004. Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) phylogeny. The Diptera Site. Agricultural Research Service. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100709050806/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/tephriti/TephPhyl.htm]</ref> Description and genetic analyses are constantly changing the [[taxonomy]] of this family.<ref>Foote R.H. & Steyskal G.C. 1981 Tephritidae. in: McAlpine J.F. (ed) ''Manual of Nearctic Diptera''. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp.&nbsp;817–831.{{ISBN|0660107317}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20131201030220/http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmono.php pdf]</ref> To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called 'peacock flies'. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Flies]]