Maryland Biodiversity Project - Goldenrod Gall Fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

Goldenrod Gall Fly Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)

Synonyms: Goldenrod Spherical Gall Fly.

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Larvae pupate in early spring. Adults emerge in April or May.

Larvae form distinctive galls in certain species of goldenrod (Solidago).

There are 90 records in the project database.

A Goldenrod Gall Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Goldenrod Gall Fly gall in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/15/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Goldenrod Gall Fly gall in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Goldenrod Gall Fly gall on a goldenrod in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/13/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Goldenrod Gall Fly gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/19/2016). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly (gall) in Howard Co., Maryland (2/11/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly galls (winter) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/8/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Goldenrod Gall Fly gall in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly galls in Baltimore City, Maryland (1/6/2007). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly gall in Washington Co., Maryland (9/1/2022). Determined by Joshua C'deBaca/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Goldenrod Gall Fly in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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