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Tephritidae, Goldenrod Gall Fly - Eurosta solidaginis

Tephritidae, Goldenrod Gall Fly - Eurosta solidaginis
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
April 27, 2012
I think this photo was taken after emergence but before I dispatched the fly and glued it to the gall.
Which now makes a good show and tell.
Many people are familiar with the galls but few folks have seen the fly. In fact I saw my first adult in the wild just last spring.

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