Asphondylia pruniperda
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 pruniperda
Visual Description
Asphondylia pruniperda is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult insect exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids.[1] The specimens display long, slender legs and antennae, which are diagnostic features of the genus Asphondylia.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Asphondylia pruniperda was described by the entomologist Camillo Rondani in 1867.[2] Like other members of the genus Asphondylia, this species is known to be associated with the formation of galls on host plants. Interactions recorded in ecological databases indicate that Asphondylia pruniperda can be a host for parasitoid wasps, such as Sigmophora brevicornis (family Eulophidae).[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / pruniperda constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia pruniperda Rondani, 1867. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592682. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia pruniperda. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20pruniperda. Accessed 2026-07-14.