Asphondylia ononidis
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 ononidis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia ononidis exhibits the characteristic morphology of a gall midge.[1] The adult insects are small and delicate, with slender bodies and long, thin legs typical of the family Cecidomyiidae. They possess prominent, elongated antennae and wings that are relatively large in proportion to their body size, often appearing translucent or lightly patterned.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia ononidis is known to interact with plants of the genus Ononis, specifically Ononis spinosa.[2] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, it is associated with the formation of galls on its host plants.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / ononidis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia ononidis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20ononidis. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia ononidis Löw, 1873. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592686. Accessed 2026-07-14.