The larvae feed in root galls on goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens). From 1 to 4 galls were found on a single host plant. Those having galls were growing in soil subject to standing brackish water during spring and summer. These galls, which may attain a length of over 45 mm and a diameter greater than 25 mm, are normally just below the surface of the ground. Usually each gall contains only a single larvae or puparium, but very occasionally the galls are compound, containing two larvae or puparia separated by a thin partition. (p. 29, as E. reticulata)

- Foster H. Benjamin: (1934) Descriptions of some Native Trypetid Flies with Notes on their Habits^©