Eurosta solidaginis

TaxID: 178769

Basic Information

Eurosta solidaginis

Goldenrod Gall Fly, goldenrod gall fly

The goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis), also known as the goldenrod ball gallmaker, is a species of fly native to North America. The species is best known for the characteristic galls it forms on several species in the Solidago, or goldenrod, genus. The fly's eggs are inserted near the developing buds of the plant. After hatching, the larvae migrate to an area below the plant's developing buds, where they then induce the plant's tissues to form into the hardened, bulbous chamber referred to as a gall. E. solidaginis s interactions with its host plant(s) and insect, as well as avian, predators have made it the centerpiece of much ecological and evolutionary biology research, and its tolerance of freezing temperatures has inspired studies into the anti-freeze properties of its biochemistry.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Tephritidae

Eurosta

solidaginis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (29 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Belgium Unknow 2021
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Switzerland A1 list 2022
Cyprus Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Czechia Quarantine pests 2021
Germany Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Denmark Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Spain Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Estonia Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
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Distribution (2 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (4 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCF_040869045.1 Chromosome - - - - -
GCA_040869045.1 Chromosome 1907 3666 289330 -
GCA_029619165.1 Scaffold - - - - -
GCA_024741315.1 Scaffold - - - - -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR29764067 whole body of a single male adult mature male 36261477 Canada: King City, Ontario
SRR29764066 whole body of a single male adult mature male 37377653 Canada: King City, Ontario
SRR29764065 whole body of a single male adult mature male 29522664 Canada: King City, Ontario

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature