---
title: "Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge"
description: "Rhopalomyia solidaginis — Insekten & Spinnen. Rhopalomyia solidaginis, the goldenrod bunch gall, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/goldenrod-bunch-gall-midge
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge

> Rhopalomyia solidaginis — Insekten & Spinnen. Rhopalomyia solidaginis, the goldenrod bunch gall, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhopalomyia solidaginis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11285
- Wikidata: [Q13623664](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13623664)
- iNaturalist taxon: [325437](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/325437)

## Names

- en: Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
- fr: Moucheron de la galle en bouquet de la verge d'or

## Countries with the most observations

US (4800), CA (1070)

## Summary

Rhopalomyia solidaginis, the goldenrod bunch gall, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. The galls of this species have the following host species of goldenrods: Solidago altissima,  Solidago canadensis, and Solidago rugosa. They have been found across eastern North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhopalomyia_solidaginis

## Photo

![Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/goldenrod-bunch-gall-midge/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145358415

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/goldenrod-bunch-gall-midge?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).