Procecidochares atra Loew, 1862
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Description

Galls formed are very similar to Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge.

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Procecidochares atra
Procecidochares atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Cecidocharini
Genus: Procecidochares
Species:
P. atra
Binomial name
Procecidochares atra
Loew, 1862[1]
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Procecidochares atra is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Procecidochares of the family Tephritidae.[3]

Its galls are most common on Solidago altissima, S. gigantea, S. rugosa.[4]

Galls made by P. atra

Distribution

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Canada, United States, Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ a b Loew, Hermann (1862). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria secunda". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 6: 184–232. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1899). "Notes and descriptions of Trypetidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 7: 259–268. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
  4. ^ http://bugguide.net/node/view/68596 Bugguide.net