goldenrod gall fly

(Eurosta solidaginis)

Conservation Status
goldenrod gall fly
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

not listed

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 

Size

 
 

Total length: ¼ to

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat and Hosts
 
 

giant goldenrod

late goldenrod

 
     
 
Biology
 
 

Season

 
 

April to May

 
     
 

Behavior

 
 

 

 
     
 

Life Cycle

 
 

 

 
     
 

Larva Food

 
 

 

 
     
 

Adult Food

 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

7, 29, 30.

 
  5/19/2020      
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

 

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
 

Order

Diptera (flies)  
 

Suborder

Brachycera  
 

Infraorder

Muscomorpha  
  No Rank Eremoneura  
  No Rank Cyclorrhapha  
  Zoosection Schizophora  
  Zoosubsection Acalyptratae (acalyptrate flies)  
 

Superfamily

Tephritoidea (fruit, signal, and picture-winged flies)  
 

Family

Tephritidae (fruit flies)  
 

Subfamily

Tephritinae  
 

Tribe

Dithrycini  
  Subtribe Eurostina  
 

Genus

Eurosta  
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Acinia solidaginis

Eurosta asteri

Eurosta solidaginis var. fascipennis

Eurosta solidaginis var. subfasciatus

Eurosta subfascipennis

Ortalis nuphera

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

goldenrod gall fly

goldenrod spherical gall fly

tephritid fly

 
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Gall Preyed On by Downy Woodpecker

 
    goldenrod gall fly   goldenrod gall fly  
           

 

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  The Life and Times of Eurosta solidaginis
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About

Published on Dec 16, 2013

Final project for Entomology class

Sources:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Eurosta_solidaginis/
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/208/23/4437.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/030645659390025O

Dr. Tim Craig, University of Minnesota Duluth Gullan and Cranston: The Insects: An Outline of Entomology

 
  Goldenrod Gall Fly larva
Joe Coelho
 
   
 
About

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.

 
  Goldenrod galls at Kirt Prairie
Peter Chen
 
   
 
About

Uploaded on Nov 30, 2011

Shannon discusses goldenrod galls at the Kirt Prairie, College of DuPage. Nov 17, 2011.

 

 

Camcorder

 
 
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