Asphondylia pterosparti
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 pterosparti
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia pterosparti exhibits characteristics typical of gall midges.[1] The adult insects are small, delicate flies with slender bodies and long, thin legs. They possess prominent, relatively large eyes that occupy a significant portion of the head. The wings are membranous and often appear somewhat translucent or lightly patterned, held in a characteristic position when at rest. The body coloration is generally muted, often in shades of brown or grey, which may provide camouflage on their host plants.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Asphondylia pterosparti is a species of gall midge described by Tavares in 1901.[2] Like many members of the genus Asphondylia, this species is known to interact with specific host plants, inducing the formation of galls. It has been documented to interact with the plant Genista tridentata.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / pterosparti constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia pterosparti Tavares, 1901. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592716. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia pterosparti. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20pterosparti. Accessed 2026-07-14.