EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

INVERTEBRATE SPECIMEN DETAILS

INV-65306 Rhopalomyia capitata Felt, 1908

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TAXON ID

Accession No.	INV-65306
Genus	Rhopalomyia
Species	capitata
Authority	Felt, 1908
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Diptera
Suborder
Superfamily	Sciaroidea
Family	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily	Cecidomyiinae
Tribe	Oligotrophini
Original Collection
Original Collection No.
Other No.	67834
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes

SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Sleeve
Preservation
Preparation Notes	sleeved leaves and flower
Molecular Voucher
Life Cycle Stage
Body Part/Product	gall
Sex
Specimen Lot	No
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity
Verbatim Label Text	USA: New York: Putnam Co./ Town of Kent, Nimham Mountain Multiple Use Area, W/ of Gipsy Trail Road, along Tower Road from parking area/ at W end of Mount Nimham Court./ 41°27'15" N, 73°43'17" W, 275 m./ 8 August 2025, W. R. Buck, C. Eiseman & R. Naczi/ [6
Citation
Deposited By	W. R. Buck
Identified By	Charlie S. Eiseman
Location in Collection	dry collection
Condition	good
Specimen Notes	larval gall

LOCALITY

Country	United States
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	New York
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)	Putnam
Municipality (City/Town)	Kent
Body of Water
Locality Details	Nimham Mountain MUA, W of Gipsy Trail Road
Coordinates	41°27'15" N, 73°43'17" W
Elevation	275 m
Locality Notes	along Tower Road from parking area at W end of Mount Nimnahm Court

COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	2025-08-08
Collected By	W. R. Buck \| C. S. Eiseman \| R. Naczi
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes

HOST DATA

Host Type	Plant
Phylum
Class
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Solidago
Species	gigantea
Site in/on Host	flower
Host Collection No.
Host Notes

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2025-10-22	Created	K. Menard
2025-10-23	Modified	K. Menard

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