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Downy Flower Gall Midge

Rhopalomyia anthophila

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Rhopalomyia anthophila the Downy Flower Gall Midge is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. It induces galls on the host Solidago altissima across much of North America. Galls and Biology The gall that is a modified capitulum, which is cylindrical and measures 5–10 mm (0.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 113Canada · 20