''Procecidochares atra'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''

Procecidochares Procecidochares is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Species *''Procecidochares alani'' Steyskal, 1974 *''Procecidochares anthracina'' ( Doane, 1899) *''Procecidochares atra'' ( Loew, 1862) *'' Procecidochares aust ...

'' of the family

Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...

. Its galls are most common on ''

Solidago altissima ''Solidago altissima'', the tall goldenrod or late goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae which is widespread across much of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is common in much of its range ...

, S. gigantea, S. rugosa''.http://bugguide.net/node/view/68596 Bugguide.net Procecidochares atra galls

Distribution

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

References

Tephritinae Insects described in 1862 Diptera of North America Procecidochares {{tephritinae-stub