Bug FAQRhopalomyia clarkei
Rhopalomyia clarkei · Order: Diptera · Family: Cecidomyiidae
Larvae induce small, conical, single-chambered galls on the leaves and stems of Solidago altissima and Solidago rugosa. These galls are found in northeastern and north-central North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult female is about 2 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The larvae make galls on Solidago altissima and Solidago rugosa in northeastern and north-central North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed by inducing galls on Solidago altissima and Solidago rugosa.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The galls are small, conical, single-chambered structures usually on the lower leaf surface, each housing a single white larva attached to a leaf vein.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in northeastern and north-central North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Minnesota, Connecticut, New York, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Cecidomyiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhopalomyia_clarkei
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