Procecidochares atra

Procecidochares atra is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Procecidochares of the family Tephritidae.^[3]

Procecidochares atra
Procecidochares atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Tephritinae
Tribe:	Cecidocharini
Genus:	Procecidochares
Species:	P. atra
Binomial name
Procecidochares atra Loew, 1862[1]
Synonyms
Trypeta atra Loew, 1862[1] Oedaspis setigera Coquillett, 1899[2]

Its galls are most common on Solidago altissima, S. gigantea, S. rugosa.^[4]

Galls made by P. atra

Distribution

Canada, United States, Mexico.