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Gall Midge - Asteromyia carbonifera Females lay eggs on the underside of goldenrod leaves (Solidago sp.). The development from egg to adult takes 4-5 weeks, and there are several generations per year.<br />
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The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.<br />
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Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream<br />
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The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.<br />
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Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream<br />
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The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.<br />
<br />
Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87000/gall_midge_-_asteromyia_carbonifera.html<br />
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Gall Midge - Asteromyia carbonifera

Females lay eggs on the underside of goldenrod leaves (Solidago sp.). The development from egg to adult takes 4-5 weeks, and there are several generations per year.

The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.

Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream

Gall Midge - Asteromyia carbonifera Females lay eggs on the underside of goldenrod leaves (Solidago sp.). The development from egg to adult takes 4-5 weeks, and there are several generations per year.<br />
<br />
The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.<br />
<br />
Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86999/gall_midge_-_asteromyia_carbonifera.html<br />
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Gall Midge - Asteromyia carbonifera Females lay eggs on the underside of goldenrod leaves (Solidago sp.). The development from egg to adult takes 4-5 weeks, and there are several generations per year.<br />
<br />
The galls are flat and circular. They contain a symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea, which the larvae does not eat. The fungus confers some protection against parasitoid wasps. The females carry spores of the fungus.<br />
<br />
Habitat: On goldenrod that was growing beside a stream<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87000/gall_midge_-_asteromyia_carbonifera.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86998/gall_midge_-_asteromyia_carbonifera.html Asteromyia carbonifera,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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The Asteromyia carbonifera

''Asteromyia carbonifera'' is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 26, 2019. Captured Aug 2, 2019 10:19 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
f/9.0
1/83s
ISO400
100mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.