Acericecis campestre
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Acericecis
- Species: Acericecis campestre
Ecology
Acericecis campestre is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. It is known to interact with the field maple, Acer campestre, which serves as its host plant.[2]
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Acericecis campestre exhibits morphological characteristics typical of gall midges.[1] The specimens observed are small, delicate insects with slender bodies and long, thin legs. The wings are typically clear or slightly translucent, and the antennae are often long and filiform, consistent with the general morphology of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Acericecis / campestre constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acericecis campestre. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Acericecis%20campestre. Accessed 2026-07-14.