Asphondylia hydrangeae
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 hydrangeae
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia hydrangeae exhibits the characteristic morphology of a gall midge.[1] The adult insect typically displays a slender, elongated body structure typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The wings are generally delicate and membranous, often appearing translucent or lightly patterned.[1] The legs are long and thin, facilitating its movement on host plant surfaces.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Asphondylia hydrangeae is a species of gall midge described by E.P. Felt in 1907.[2] It is known to interact with the host plant Hydrangea arborescens.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / hydrangeae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia hydrangeae Felt, 1907. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592772. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia hydrangeae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20hydrangeae. Accessed 2026-07-14.