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Scientific Name
Eurosta solidaginis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Brachycera |
| Infraorder | Muscomorpha |
| Family | Tephritidae |
| Genus | Eurosta |
| Species | Eurosta solidaginis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
widespread and abundant, especially at lower elevations, occuring up to 5000'
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
- New to Science
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
8
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
etrichardson@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/11/2020 3:01:16 PM
Notes
hosts are Solidago spp. and larvae form prominent stem "ball galls"
