Asphondylia helianthiglobulus
Asphondylia helianthiglobulus, commonly known as the Sunflower Purse Gall Midge, is a species of gall-inducing insect 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 helianthiglobulus
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia helianthiglobulus is a small, delicate fly.[2] The adult insects exhibit a slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids, with long, thin legs and wings that are relatively large in proportion to the body.[2]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia helianthiglobulus is a gall-inducing species, known to interact with plants in the genus Helianthus, such as Helianthus decapetalus.[3] As a member of the genus Asphondylia, it is subject to parasitism by various parasitoid species, including those within the subfamily Rileyinae (Eurytomidae), such as Rileya species.[4]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Asphondylia helianthiglobulus Osten Sacken, 1878. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592845. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / helianthiglobulus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia helianthiglobulus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20helianthiglobulus. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ M. de S., Jr. MENDONÇA; Helena Piccoli Romanowski. Natural enemies of the gall-maker Eugeniamyia dispar (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae): predatory ants and parasitoids. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1519-69842002000200011.