Rhopalomyia solidaginis (summer and autumn generations)

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Rhopalomyia

Detachable: Integral
Color: white, yellow, green, tan
Texture: hairy, leafy
Abundance: abundant
Shape: rosette
Season: Summer, Fall
Alignment: erect, integral
Walls: thin
Location: bud, stem
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:
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Common Name(s): Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge

Synonymy (3)

Name Type Notes
Cecidomyia solidaginis scientific Loew
Rhopalomyia albipennis scientific Felt
Rhopalomyia carolina scientific Felt
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Rhopalomlyia solidaginis gall on terminal bud of Solidago altissima. Observed and photographed by Daniel McClosky in Centre County, Pennsylvania. 6 Sep 2021.

Image by Daniel McClosky © CC-BY

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Caption: Rhopalomlyia solidaginis gall on terminal bud of Solidago altissima. Observed and photographed by Daniel McClosky in Centre County, Pennsylvania. 6 Sep 2021.
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Further Information (4)

Revision of the goldenrod-galling Rhopalomyia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in North America - Netta Dorchin, Miles V. McEvoy, Todd A. Dowling, Warren G. Abrahamson, Joseph G. Moore (2009) [Link]

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Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC