Asphondylia ilicicola
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 ilicicola
Visual Description
Asphondylia ilicicola, commonly known as the Holly Berry Gall Midge, is a small dipteran insect. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult midge exhibits a delicate, slender body typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The body is characterized by long, thin legs and elongated antennae. The wings are generally transparent with a reduced venation pattern, which is a diagnostic feature for many gall midges.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia ilicicola is a gall-making insect. It has been documented interacting with host plants in the genus Ilex, specifically Ilex decidua and Ilex vomitoria.[2] As with other members of the genus Asphondylia, this species is subject to predation and parasitism; for example, parasitoids within the genus Rileya (Eurytomidae) are known to associate with Asphondylia species.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / ilicicola constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia ilicicola. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20ilicicola. 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.