Asteromyia laeviana
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Asteromyia
- Species: Asteromyia laeviana
Visual Description
Asteromyia laeviana is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender morphology typical of many cecidomyiids, with long, thin legs and antennae.[1] The body coloration is generally muted, often featuring shades of brown or grey, which may aid in camouflage on host plants.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asteromyia laeviana is known to interact with plants in the tribe Astereae, specifically within the genus Symphyotrichum.[2] Documented host plants include Symphyotrichum ontarionis and Symphyotrichum prenanthoides. As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, 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 / Asteromyia / laeviana constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asteromyia laeviana. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asteromyia%20laeviana. Accessed 2026-07-14.