goldenrod gall fly
(Eurosta solidaginis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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Total Length: ¼″ to ⅜″ |
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Biology |
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April to May |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Diptera (flies) | ||
Suborder |
Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, muscoid flies, short-horned flies) | ||
Infraorder |
Muscomorpha | ||
| No Rank | Eremoneura | ||
| No Rank | Cyclorrhapha (circular-seamed flies) | ||
| Zoosection | Schizophora (schizophora flies) | ||
| Zoosubsection | Acalyptratae (acalyptrate flies) | ||
Superfamily |
Tephritoidea (fruit, signal, and picture-winged flies) | ||
Family |
Tephritidae (fruit flies) | ||
Subfamily |
Tephritinae | ||
Tribe |
Dithrycini | ||
| Subtribe | Eurostina | ||
Genus |
Eurosta | ||
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Acinia solidaginis Eurosta asteri Eurosta solidaginis var. fascipennis Eurosta solidaginis var. subfasciatus Eurosta subfascipennis Ortalis nuphera |
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Common Names |
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goldenrod gall fly goldenrod spherical gall fly tephritid fly |
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Gall Preyed On by Downy Woodpecker |
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| The Life and Times of Eurosta solidaginis maxaxel34 |
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About
Published on Dec 16, 2013 Final project for Entomology class Sources: Dr. Tim Craig, University of Minnesota Duluth Gullan and Cranston: The Insects: An Outline of Entomology |
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| Goldenrod Gall Fly larva Joe Coelho |
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Published on Dec 10, 2012 A brief clip of the larva of a goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) squirming around on a sheet of cork. Perhaps not for the squeamish. |
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| Goldenrod galls at Kirt Prairie Peter Chen |
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Uploaded on Nov 30, 2011 Shannon discusses goldenrod galls at the Kirt Prairie, College of DuPage. Nov 17, 2011. |
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| Goldenrod Gall Fly? adamitshelanu |
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Published on Mar 5, 2014 Goldenrod Gall Fly? Uncle Steve examines some plant galls that he harvested from a field next to the Smithfield Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q in Siler City, NC. Google this search phrase: 'Goldenrod Gall Fly' For example: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/goldenrod_gall_fly.htm Date: 05 MARCH 2014 [vado sansa avidemux audacity infraview inkscape] |
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