Asphondylia calaminthae
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 calaminthae
Visual Description
Asphondylia calaminthae is a small fly characteristic of the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the adult exhibits a slender body form typical of gall midges.[1] The specimens display long, delicate legs and antennae, with wings that appear relatively broad in proportion to the body, often held in a resting position that reveals the venation pattern.[1]
Ecology
Asphondylia calaminthae has been documented interacting with the plant Clinopodium alpinum (Lamiaceae).[2] As a member of the genus Asphondylia, it is likely associated with gall formation on its host plant, a common behavior within this genus of gall midges.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / calaminthae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia calaminthae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20calaminthae. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia calaminthae Kieffer, 1909. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592709. Accessed 2026-07-14.