Asphondylia garryae
Asphondylia garryae, commonly known as the Garrya Gall Midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1]
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[2]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Asphondylia
- Species: Asphondylia garryae
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia garryae exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender morphology typical of many cecidomyiids.[2] The specimens observed possess long, thin legs and slender antennae. The body is generally elongated, with a coloration that often blends with the plant tissues they inhabit.[2]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia garryae is known to interact with plants of the genus Garrya, including Garrya fremontii and Garrya flavescens.[3] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, it is associated with the formation of galls on its host plants.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Asphondylia garryae Felt, 1912. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592870. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / garryae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia garryae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20garryae. Accessed 2026-07-14.