Asphondylia baudysi
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 baudysi
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia baudysi exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many gall midges (Cecidomyiidae).[1] The specimens display long, thin legs and elongated antennae, which are prominent features of their morphology.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia baudysi is known to interact with the plant species Securigera varia (crown vetch).[2] As a member of the family Cecidomyiidae, it is likely involved in gall formation on its host plant, a common trait among species in the genus Asphondylia.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / baudysi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia baudysi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20baudysi. Accessed 2026-07-14.