Asphondylia verbasci
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 verbasci
Biology and Ecology
Asphondylia verbasci (Vallot, 1827) is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[2] It is a phytophagous insect known to interact with various plants in the genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae), including Verbascum pulverulentum, Verbascum speciosum, and Verbascum chaixii.[3]
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asphondylia verbasci exhibits the characteristic delicate, slender morphology typical of many cecidomyiids.[1] The adults possess long, thin legs and antennae, with wings that are often held flat over the abdomen when at rest.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asphondylia / verbasci constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asphondylia verbasci (Vallot, 1827). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1592761. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Asphondylia verbasci. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asphondylia%20verbasci. Accessed 2026-07-14.