goldenrod bunch gall midge

goldenrod bunch gall midge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More photos…

Rhopalomyia solidaginis


Taxonomy

Order:

Diptera (gnats, mosquitoes, true flies)

 

Suborder:

Nematocera Ilong-horned flies)

 

Infraorder:

Bibionomorpha

 

Superfamily:

Sciaroidea (fungus gnats and gall midges)

 

Family:

Cecidomyiidae (gall gnats and gall midges)

 

Subfamily:

Cecidomyiinae (gall midges)

 

No Rank:

Lasiopteridi

 

Tribe:

Oligotrophini


Status

 

Flight/Season

 

Habitat

 

Size

 


Identification

 

 
Similar
Species

 


Larval Hosts

tall goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)

 
Adult Food

 

 
Life Cycle

 

 
Behavior

 


Range Range Map  

Sources: 7.

 
Sightings

Blanket Flower Prairie SNA

Cedar Mountain SNA

Cottonwood River Prairie SNA

Crow Wing State Park

Flandrau State Park

Gneiss Outcrops SNA

Kasota Prairie SNA

Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Lost Valley Prairie SNA

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Myre-Big Island State Park

Old Mill State Park

Ordway Prairie

Oronoco Prairie SNA

Osmundson Prairie SNA

River Terrace Prairie SNA

Rock Ridge Prairie SNA

Townsend Woods SNA

Wild Indigo Prairie SNA

Wild River State Park

Zimmerman Prairie

Zumbro Falls Woods SNA


Comments

 


Images  
Bunch Gall goldenrod bunch gall midge            

Synonyms

Cecidomyia solidaginis

 
Common
Names

goldenrod bunch gall midge


 

Last Updated:

About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | © 2012 MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved.