Black cherry fruit fly

Cherry fruit flies are about 1/4 inch long, or about the size of a house fly. The black cherry fruit fly have a black thorax, and a black abdomen with white stripes. The cherry fruit flies have distinct bands on clear wings that can easily be seen with the naked eye. The bands of the black cherry fruit fly are black.
Cherry fruit flies have cream-colored maggots. They have a maximum size of 1/4 inch with a cylindrical shape that tapers towards the head. There is typically only one maggot per cherry. The larvae of these fruit flies are very difficult to distinguish between those of spotted wing Drosophila. It is best to determine what insect is present by monitoring for the adults.