Asphondylia bullata
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 bullata
Visual Description
Asphondylia bullata is a species of gall midge. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult midge exhibits typical cecidomyiid morphology, characterized by a slender body, long, delicate legs, and relatively long antennae.[1] The wings are typically clear or lightly patterned, and the overall coloration is often muted, blending with the environment.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Asphondylia bullata is known as the Creosote Stud Gall Midge.[2] It is associated with the creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, which serves as its host plant.[3] The species was described by R.J. Gagné in 1990 as part of a study on Asphondylia species associated with creosote bush in North America.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / bullata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia bullata Gagné, 1990. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592801. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia bullata. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20bullata. Accessed 2026-07-14.