Asphondylia atriplicicola
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 atriplicicola
Visual Description
Asphondylia atriplicicola is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that the adult insects possess a slender, elongated body typical of many cecidomyiids. The body exhibits a brownish to greyish coloration, often with fine, hair-like setae covering the thorax and abdomen. The wings are relatively long and narrow, with a reduced venation pattern characteristic of the order Diptera. The legs are long and slender, facilitating movement on the host plant surfaces.[1]
Ecology and Host Associations
Asphondylia atriplicicola is known as the Saltbush Blister Gall Midge.[2] It is a gall-inducing insect that interacts with plants in the genus Atriplex (saltbush), including species such as Atriplex canescens and Atriplex leucophylla.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / atriplicicola constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia atriplicicola (Cockerell, 1898). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592849. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia atriplicicola. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20atriplicicola. Accessed 2026-07-14.