Asphondylia neomexicana
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 neomexicana
Visual Description
Asphondylia neomexicana is a species of gall midge. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The adults possess long, thin legs and antennae, with wings that appear relatively large in proportion to the body size.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Asphondylia neomexicana (Cockerell, 1896) is a gall-inducing insect.[2] It is commonly known as the Fourwing Saltbush Woolly Gall Midge. The species is known to interact with various Atriplex species, including Atriplex torreyi, Atriplex canescens, and Atriplex confertifolia.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / neomexicana constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia neomexicana (Cockerell, 1896). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592688. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia neomexicana. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20neomexicana. Accessed 2026-07-14.