Asphondylia betheli
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 betheli
Visual Description
Asphondylia betheli is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of the genus, including a slender, elongated body typical of many cecidomyiids.[1] The adults possess long, delicate legs and antennae, and their wings are generally clear with reduced venation, a common trait in this family.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia betheli is a gall-inducing insect.[2] It has been documented interacting with various species of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear cacti), including Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia engelmannii.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / betheli constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia betheli. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphondylia_betheli. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia betheli. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20betheli. Accessed 2026-07-14.