Ametrodiplosis thalictricola
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Ametrodiplosis
- Species: Ametrodiplosis thalictricola
Visual Description
Ametrodiplosis thalictricola is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids, with long, thin legs and wings that are relatively large in proportion to the body size.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Ametrodiplosis thalictricola is known to interact with plants in the genus Thalictrum (meadow-rues), including Thalictrum simplex, Thalictrum lucidum, and Thalictrum flavum.[2] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, it is associated with the formation of galls on its host plants.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Ametrodiplosis / thalictricola constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Ametrodiplosis thalictricola. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Ametrodiplosis%20thalictricola. Accessed 2026-07-14.