Asphondylia pseudorosa
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 pseudorosa
Visual Description
Asphondylia pseudorosa is a gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids.[1] They possess long, thin legs and antennae, and their wings are generally clear or lightly patterned, held in a manner consistent with other members of the genus Asphondylia.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia pseudorosa is known to interact with various plant species within the genus Euthamia, including Euthamia weakleyi, Euthamia gymnospermoides, and Euthamia graminifolia.[2] As members of the Cecidomyiidae, species in the genus Asphondylia are frequently associated with the formation of galls on their host plants.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / pseudorosa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia pseudorosa. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20pseudorosa. Accessed 2026-07-14.