Rhopalomyia solidaginis

Rhopalomyia solidaginis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rhopalomyia
Species:
R. solidaginis
Binomial name
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
(Loew, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Cecidomyia solidaginis Loew, 1862

Rhopalomyia solidaginis, the goldenrod bunch gall, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae The galls of this species have the following host species of goldenrods:Solidago altissima, Solidago canadensis, Solidago rugosa They have been found across eastern North American.

Rhopalomyia solidaginis, female
Rhopalomyia solidaginis pupa in bunch gall in Solidago