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Eurosta solidaginis (Goldenrod gall fly)

Synonyms: Eurosta asteri; Eurosta fascipennis; Eurosta subfasciatus; Eurosta subfascipennis; Ortalis nuphera; Tephritis asteris

Attributes

Diet [1]  Herbivore

Ecosystems

Predators

Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird)[2]
Archilochus colubris (Ruby-throated Hummingbird)[2]
Carduelis tristis (American Goldfinch)[2]
Geothlypis trichas (Common Yellowthroat)[2]
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey)[2]
Misumena vatia (flower spider)[2]
Phidippus audax (Daring Jumping Spider)[2]
Picoides pubescens (Downy Woodpecker)[2]
Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee)[2]
Rabidosa rabida (Rabid wolf spider)[2]
Tenodera aridifolia (Chinese mantid)[2]

Distribution

Canada & USA (British Columbia & Nova Scotia S to Oregon, Texas & N orth Carolina; Florida?);

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Citations

Species recognized by Norrbom, A. L., L. E. Carroll, F. C. Thompson, I. M. White & A. Freidberg, 1999, Systema Dipterorum in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
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