Asphondylia rutae
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 rutae
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia rutae exhibits the characteristic morphology of a gall midge.[1] The adult insect typically displays a slender, delicate body structure common to the family Cecidomyiidae, with long, thin legs and elongated antennae.[1] The wings are generally transparent and held over the abdomen when at rest.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia rutae is known to interact with the plant species Ruta montana (mountain rue).[2] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae family, it is likely involved in gall formation on its host plant.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / rutae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia rutae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20rutae. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia rutae Kieffer, 1909. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592658. Accessed 2026-07-14.