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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Gall Midges (Cecidomyiinae) » Cecidomyiidi » Asphondyliini » Bud gall midges (Asphondylia) » goldenrod and aster feeding species (Asphondylia goldenrod and aster feeding species)
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Gaudy Gall Midge - Asphondylia
Copyright © 2017 Stephen Luk

Gaudy Gall Midge - Asphondylia
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
September 10, 2017
Size: 3.0 mm

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 10 September, 2017 - 7:20pm
Last updated 27 December, 2019 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from Asphondylia.
… John F. Carr, 27 December, 2019 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Asphondylia sp.
This is a beautiful example of the Asphondylia monacha species group. The flies are Black with white leg banding. So far they are found to produce bud like galls on Asteraceae.
… John Plakidas, 6 January, 2018 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gall Midges.
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