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Species Rhopalomyia californica Felt, 1908

Groundsel Gall Midge

Introduction

Introduced into Australia as a biological control agent for groundsel bush

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from United States of America.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus [ASTERACEAE] Groundsel).

Extra Ecological Information

Larva and pupa parasitized by species of the family Torymidae (Hymenoptera) in Australia, adult was introduced from North America as a biological control agent of the groundsel bush, Baccharis halimifolia L. [Asteraceae] in 1983.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS)
10-Nov-2020 NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 01-Apr-2021 MODIFIED Max Beatson (AM)
11-Jul-2019 CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020 BIBIONOMORPHA Hennig, 1954 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
01-Feb-2019 DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018 CECIDOMYIIDAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
14-Jun-2017 CECIDOMYIIDAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
13-Jul-2015 CECIDOMYIIDAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED Lyn Randall
12-May-2015 CECIDOMYIIDAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
12-May-2015 CECIDOMYIINAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco
12-May-2015 CECIDOMYIINAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco
12-May-2015 CECIDOMYIINAE 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
25-Feb-2013 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
26-May-2011 26-May-2011 MOVED
16-Nov-2011 01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021 MODIFIED