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Goldenrod Bunch Gall - Rhopalomyia solidaginis Females deposit an egg at the tip of a growing plant. The larva hatches out and then secretes a chemical, which prevents the goldenrod stem from growing (although it continues to produce leaves thus a shortened bunch of leaves are formed).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow Fall,Geotagged,Goldenrod bunch gall,Rhopalomyia solidaginis,United States,gall,goldenrod Click/tap to enlarge

Goldenrod Bunch Gall - Rhopalomyia solidaginis

Females deposit an egg at the tip of a growing plant. The larva hatches out and then secretes a chemical, which prevents the goldenrod stem from growing (although it continues to produce leaves thus a shortened bunch of leaves are formed).

Habitat: Meadow

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Bizarre! Posted 5 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Yep. Posted 5 years ago

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The Goldenrod bunch gall

''Rhopalomyia solidaginis'', the goldenrod bunch gall, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Apr 15, 2020. Captured Oct 6, 2019 10:23 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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