Asphondylia monacha
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 monacha
Visual Description
Asphondylia monacha is a small fly, typical of the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult exhibits a slender, delicate body structure characteristic of gall midges. The wings are relatively long and narrow, often appearing translucent with fine venation. The body coloration is generally muted, ranging from brownish to greyish tones, which may provide camouflage when resting on host plants. The antennae are prominent and elongated, a common feature in this genus.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Asphondylia monacha is a gall-inducing insect. It is known to interact with plants in the genus Solidago (goldenrods), specifically Solidago juncea and Solidago uliginosa.[2] The species was described by Carl Robert Osten-Sacken in 1869, based on his studies of galls on Solidago.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / monacha constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia monacha. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20monacha. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia monacha Osten Sacken, 1869. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592592. Accessed 2026-07-14.