Asphondylia stefanii
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 stefanii
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia stefanii exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many gall midges (Cecidomyiidae).[1] The specimens display long, thin legs and slender, elongated antennae. The overall coloration is generally muted, often appearing in shades of brown or grey, which may aid in camouflage on host plants.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asphondylia stefanii is known to interact with various plant species, including Diplotaxis erucoides, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, and Hirschfeldia incana.[2] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae family, it is associated with the formation of galls on its host plants.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / stefanii constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia stefanii. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20stefanii. Accessed 2026-07-14.