Asphondylia cytisi
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 cytisi
Visual Description
Asphondylia cytisi is a member of the gall midge family (Cecidomyiidae). Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult insects exhibit a slender, delicate body typical of the family, with long, thin legs and antennae. The wings are relatively large in proportion to the body, appearing somewhat translucent with fine venation. The overall coloration is generally muted, often appearing brownish or greyish, which may aid in camouflage on host plants.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia cytisi is known to interact with various plant species within the family Fabaceae. Documented host plants include Chamaecytisus hirsutus, Cytisus austriacus, and Cytisus oromediterraneus.[2] As a gall midge, it is associated with the formation of galls on these host plants.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / cytisi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia cytisi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20cytisi. Accessed 2026-07-14.