Asphondylia recondita
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 recondita
Visual Description
Asphondylia recondita is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of cecidomyiids, with long, thin legs and antennae.[1] The wings are generally translucent and held in a manner consistent with other members of the genus Asphondylia.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia recondita has been documented interacting with the plant species Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (aromatic aster).[2] As a member of the genus Asphondylia, it is likely involved in the formation of galls on its host plants, a common trait among this group of gall midges.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / recondita constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia recondita. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20recondita. Accessed 2026-07-14.