• Source: Asteromyia tumifica

Asteromyia tumifica is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
This fly causes blister galls on green stems at the base of goldenrod stems. It has a fungal symbiont responsible for forming a black, hard cast around full-grown larvae. The fungi are transported by the female midges in the ovipositor and spores are transferred at the time of egg insertion into the stem.




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• Asteromyia tumifica
• Asteromyia
• Solidago canadensis
• List of insect galls
• Solidago altissima
• Solidago rugosa