Asphondylia thompsonae
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 thompsonae
Visual Description
Asphondylia thompsonae is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult insects exhibit a slender, delicate body structure characteristic of many cecidomyiids. Key visible traits include:
- Body Form: The specimens display a typical dipteran body plan with a distinct head, thorax, and elongated abdomen. The wings are relatively large in proportion to the body, appearing translucent with fine venation.
- Coloration and Texture: The body exhibits a generally muted, brownish to greyish coloration, which may provide camouflage on host plant surfaces. The surface of the body and legs appears covered in fine, hair-like setae, a common feature in this family.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / thompsonae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.