Rhagoletis alternata is a species of fruit fly with well marked banding on the wings. This genus contains a number of similar species and care must be taken over identification.

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Around rose hips.

Late summer.

Larvae feed inside rose hips.

Not well recorded, but seems to be widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.