Biology:Asphondylia ambrosiae

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Short description: Species of fly

Asphondylia ambrosiae
Gall induced by Asphondylia ambrosiae on an Ambrosia artemisiifolia plant
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Asphondylia
Species:
A. ambrosiae
Binomial name
Asphondylia ambrosiae
Gagné, 1975

Asphondylia ambrosiae is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] The insects form fuzzy, globose bud galls on ragweed plants (Ambrosia spp.).[5] The young pupate within the galls.[5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13616587 entry