Asphondylia dodonaeae
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 dodonaeae
Visual Description
Asphondylia dodonaeae is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species is typically associated with its host plant, Dodonaea viscosa[1]. The visual records frequently depict the characteristic galls induced by this midge on the host plant's foliage. These galls often appear as distinct, somewhat spherical or irregular swellings on the leaves or stems, reflecting the midge's interaction with the plant tissue. The surface texture of these galls can vary, often appearing smooth or slightly textured, and they may exhibit color variations consistent with the surrounding plant material[1].
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia dodonaeae is known to interact with plants of the genus Dodonaea, specifically Dodonaea viscosa and its subspecies, such as Dodonaea viscosa spatulata[2]. As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, it is a gall-inducing insect, where the larvae develop within the galls formed on the host plant.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / dodonaeae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia dodonaeae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20dodonaeae. Accessed 2026-07-14.