black-ended gall fly
(Lipara similis Schiner, 1854)


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Carnoidea
Family: Chloropidae
Subfamily: Oscinellinae
Genus: Lipara
Subject: Lipara similis Schiner, 1854

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
grass fly