Asphondylia antennariae
Asphondylia antennariae is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The larvae of this species induce galls on the buds of Antennaria plantaginifolia.[1][2] This species is known from Wisconsin and Maine in the United States,[1] though it's host plant is widespread in eastern North America.[3] It was first described by American entomologist William Morton Wheeler in 1889.[1][2]
| Asphondylia antennariae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Tribe: | Asphondyliini |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. antennariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia antennariae (Wheeler, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
- Wm. M. Wheeler (April 1889). "On two new species of Cecidomyid flies producing galls on Antennaria plantaginifolia". Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 1889: 209–216. Wikidata Q109653103.
- Flora of North America, Oxford University Press, Wikidata Q1429295
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