Asphondylia pruinosa
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 pruinosa
Visual Description
Asphondylia pruinosa is a species of gall midge. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a slender, delicate body typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The specimens display long, thin legs and antennae, with a body coloration that appears muted, consistent with a camouflaged appearance often found in species associated with plant galls.[1]
Ecology
Asphondylia pruinosa has been documented to interact with the plant species Packera aurea (golden ragwort).[2] As a member of the genus Asphondylia, it is likely involved in the formation of galls on its host plant, a common behavior among members of this genus within the family Cecidomyiidae.
History
The species was described by J.D. Plakidas in 2016, based on research regarding gall midges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / pruinosa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia pruinosa. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20pruinosa. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia pruinosa Plakidas, 2016. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11672886. Accessed 2026-07-14.