Asynapta strobi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Asynapta
- Species: Asynapta strobi
Visual Description
Asynapta strobi is a gall midge species. Based on photographic documentation, the larvae are characterized by a yellow to orange coloration.[2]
Biology and Ecology
Asynapta strobi is associated with the entomofauna of conifer cones, specifically those of Picea abies (Norway spruce), Larix decidua, and Pinus brutia (Pinaceae).[2][3] The larvae live freely among the cone scales and are considered saprophagous and coprophagous.[2]
The species is univoltine, with hibernation occurring within the cone, followed by pupation in the spring.[2] In studies of Norway spruce cone entomofauna, A. strobi has been recorded across various developmental stages of the cones, including ripening, ripe, and old cones.
Distribution
Asynapta strobi is widespread across the Palearctic region, including records from Norway, Sweden, and Finland.[2]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Asynapta / strobi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Asynapta strobi - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/58317C7DB106FF9A9F89DF1BE34584BA. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Magdalena Kozioł. Variability of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) cone entomofauna in the Tatra National Park in association with the development of cones. Journal of Forest Science. 2010. https://doi.org/10.17221/119/2008-jfs.