Euribia solstitialis
Nodding Thistle Gall Fly at Hall, ACT
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| Euribia solstitialis | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Nov 2023 | |
| Euribia solstitialis | RogerF | 10 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Rosie | 9 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Possibly Euribia solstitialis was Alison M's suggestion.
3 comments
13 Nov 2023
You will be pleased to know that this fly is a biological control agent acting against nodding thistle
13 Nov 2023
We'd better go easy on removing these particular thistles as they're obviously in their second year!
We're only seeing new-season's thistle rosettes there at present.
Thank you Michael.
We're only seeing new-season's thistle rosettes there at present.
Thank you Michael.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070221-35.166091
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 11:34 AM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
- Thistle species Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Rosie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euribia solstitialis Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Euribia solstitialis Scientific name
- Nodding Thistle Gall Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 760m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Urophora solstitialis
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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