Maggot in goldenrod round gall (goldenrod fauna) - Eurosta solidaginis

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Maggot in goldenrod round gall (goldenrod fauna) - Eurosta solidaginis

Peace Valley Nature Center, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
February 17, 2008
Size: 5 mm

I found this maggot inside a goldenrod gall similar to

and not far from it.
Could it be Eurosta? The other one is parasitized by a beetle larva, probably Mordellistena.
Read all about Eurosta and its parasitoids here and here.

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Maggot in goldenrod round gall (goldenrod fauna) - Eurosta solidaginis

Maggot in goldenrod gall (goldenrod fauna) - Eurosta solidaginis

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 3 February, 2008 - 6:00pm
Last updated 23 September, 2009 - 4:29pm

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