Rhopalomyia bulbula
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Rhopalomyia
Hosts: Solidago juncea
Detachable:
Color: white, green
Texture: stiff, hairless
Abundance:
Shape: conical
Season: Spring
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Alignment: erect
Walls: thin
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Cells: monothalamous
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Rhopalomyia bulbula gall emerging from Solidago juncea rhizome
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Revision of the goldenrod-galling Rhopalomyia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in North America
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Galls are found in clusters of 3–15 on rhizomes, at the base of spring shoots. The gall is single-chambered, resembles a bud, with acute apex and base, 4.5–6.0 mm long and 1.5–2.5 wide. The surface of the gall is smooth and white, with green stripes where it is exposed to light.
”- Netta Dorchin, Miles V. McEvoy, Todd A. Dowling, Warren G. Abrahamson, Joseph G. Moore: (2009) Revision of the goldenrod-galling Rhopalomyia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in North America©
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