Asphondylia solidaginis (bud)

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Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asphondylia

Hosts: Solidago altissima

Detachable: Integral

Color: brown, green, tan

Texture: pubescent, stiff, hairy, leafy

Abundance: common

Shape: rosette

Season: Summer, Fall

Alignment: integral

Walls: thin, mycelium lining

Location: bud

Form:

Cells: monothalamous

Possible Range:

Not an occurrence map: this shows where this gall's hosts grow. In most cases the gall has not been documented throughout this area.

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Asphondylia solidaginis bud gall on Solidago altissima | Centre Co., Pennsylvania | 10 Aug 2020

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Asphondylia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of North American goldenrods: challenging morphology, complex host associations, and cryptic speciation - Netta Dorchin, Jeffrey B. Joy, Lukas K. Hilke, Michael J. Wise, Warren G. Abrahamson (2015)