Asphondylia digitata
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 digitata
Visual Description
Asphondylia digitata is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset[1] reveal that these insects typically exhibit a slender, elongated body form characteristic of many cecidomyiids. The body is often covered in fine, hair-like structures (setae), and the wings are relatively long and narrow, with reduced venation. The coloration is generally muted, often appearing in shades of brown or grey, which may provide camouflage against their host plants.
Ecology and Biology
Asphondylia digitata is commonly known as the Creosote Antler Gall Midge.[2] It is known to interact with the creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, which serves as its host plant.[3] The species was described by R.J. Gagné in 1990, specifically in the context of Asphondylia species associated with creosote bush in North America.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / digitata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia digitata Gagné, 1990. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592860. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia digitata. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20digitata. Accessed 2026-07-14.