Rhopalomyia clarkei
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Rhopalomyia
Hosts: Solidago altissima / Solidago rugosa
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: hairy, leafy
Abundance: frequent
Shape: conical
Season: Summer, Fall
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Alignment: erect, drooping, supine, leaning
Walls: thin
Location: upper leaf, lower leaf, on leaf veins, stem
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
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Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
The plant-feeding gall midges of North America
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Conical, decumbent gall attached to leaf rib...Rhopalomyia clarkeae Felt
Galls are 1–2 mm long, inconspicuous, the same color as the leaf and usually on the underside...
”- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©
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