Rhopalomyia clarkei Felt, 1907 is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhopalomyia clarkei Felt, 1907

Rhopalomyia clarkei Felt, 1907

Rhopalomyia clarkei is a gall midge species that induces galls on two goldenrod hosts in north-central and northeastern North America.

Family
Genus
Rhopalomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhopalomyia clarkei Felt, 1907

Rhopalomyia clarkei Felt, 1907 is a species of gall midge that belongs to the insect family Cecidomyiidae. The larvae of this species induce the formation of galls on two host plants: Solidago altissima and Solidago rugosa. Populations of this species are found in northeastern and north-central North America.

Photo: (c) William Van Hemessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by William Van Hemessen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Cecidomyiidae › Rhopalomyia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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