Biology:Asphondylia helianthiglobulus

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Short description: Species of fly

Asphondylia helianthiglobulus
Asphondylia helianthiglobulus gall.jpg
Asphondylia helianthiglobulus gall on sunflower
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Tribe: Asphondyliini
Genus: Asphondylia
Species:
A. helianthiglobulus
Binomial name
Asphondylia helianthiglobulus
Osten Sacken, 1878

Asphondylia helianthiglobulus is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The larvae of this species induce galls on the stems of several sunflower species in eastern North America, including Helianthus giganteus, H. grosseserratus, and H. maximiliani.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13616556 entry