Asphondylia adenocarpi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Asphondylia
- Species: Asphondylia adenocarpi
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia adenocarpi exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae).[1] The specimens display long, thin legs and elongated antennae, which are diagnostic features for the family.[1] The overall coloration is generally muted, consistent with many species in the genus Asphondylia.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia adenocarpi is known to interact with plants of the genus Adenocarpus (family Fabaceae).[2] As a member of the tribe Asphondyliini within the Cecidomyiidae, it is likely associated with the formation of galls on its host plants.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / adenocarpi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia adenocarpi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20adenocarpi. Accessed 2026-07-14.