---
title: "Carbonifera goldenrod gall midge"
description: "Asteromyia carbonifera — Insetos e aranhas. Asteromyia carbonifera is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/carbonifera-goldenrod-gall-midge
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carbonifera goldenrod gall midge

> Asteromyia carbonifera — Insetos e aranhas. Asteromyia carbonifera is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.

- Scientific name: *Asteromyia carbonifera*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9025
- Wikidata: [Q13625575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13625575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143714](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143714)

## Names

- en: Carbonifera goldenrod gall midge
- es: Mosquito de la agalla
- fr: Moucheron de la galle ocellée de la verge d'or

## Countries with the most observations

US (5493), CA (1972)

## Summary

Asteromyia carbonifera is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. It creates galls on Solidago plants. Females can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and often collect conidia of the fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea, which is deposited on the plant alongside the eggs. The larvae grow within the gall that the fungus creates, a form of mutualism.

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

## Photo

![Carbonifera goldenrod gall midge](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carbonifera-goldenrod-gall-midge/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leah Fulton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133070862

## Machine access

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