Rhopalomyia lobata Felt, 1908 is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhopalomyia lobata Felt, 1908

Rhopalomyia lobata Felt, 1908

Rhopalomyia lobata is a gall midge species in Cecidomyiidae that forms galls on grass-leaved goldenrod across North America.

Family
Genus
Rhopalomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhopalomyia lobata Felt, 1908

Rhopalomyia lobata Felt, 1908 is a species of gall midge, a type of insect that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae. This species produces galls that develop on the stems and buds of Euthamia graminifolia, commonly known as grass-leaved goldenrod. Its distribution extends from Florida to Mississippi in the southern United States, ranging northward to Oregon, New England, and most of Canada.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Rhopalomyia

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

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