Biology:Asphondylia antennariae
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Short description: Species of fly
| Asphondylia antennariae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Tribe: | Asphondyliini |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. antennariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia antennariae (Wheeler, 1889)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13616582 entry
