Mordellistena unicolor explained

Mordellistena unicolor is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862.^[1] Larvae feed on gall tissue of the goldenrod gall fly and often consume the fly larvae within the gall as well.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moisset . Beatriz . 11 August 2015 . Genus Mordellistena . BugGuide . 25 November 2018.
2. Sumerford . Douglas V. . Abrahamson . Warren G. . Geographic and Host Species Effects in Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Mortality . Environmental Entomology . 1 June 1995 . 24 . 3 . 657–662 . 10.1093/ee/24.3.657 . 31 October 2022.