Asphondylia pumila
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 pumila
Visual Description
Asphondylia pumila is a gall-inducing midge. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species is associated with the formation of galls on host plants, specifically within the genus Solidago (goldenrods).[1] The galls appear as distinct, often spherical or elongated swellings on the plant tissue, reflecting the midge's interaction with its host.[2]
Ecology and Distribution
Asphondylia pumila was described by J.D. Plakidas in 2016.[3] It is a gall-inducing midge known to interact with various species of goldenrod, including Solidago patula and Solidago rigida. The species was originally described from specimens collected in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / pumila constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia pumila. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20pumila. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Asphondylia pumila Plakidas, 2016. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11614835. Accessed 2026-07-14.