Sunflower Purse Gall Midge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/10/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Sunflower Purse Gall Midge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/10/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Sunflower Purse Gall Midge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/10/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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| Asphondylia helianthiglobulus | |
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| Asphondylia helianthiglobulus gall on sunflower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Asphondyliidi |
| Tribe: | Asphondyliini |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. helianthiglobulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia helianthiglobulus Osten Sacken, 1878
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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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ William Beutenmüller (1907). "New species of gall-producing Cecidomyiidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 23 (17): 385–400. hdl:2246/1998. ISSN 0003-0090. Wikidata Q51510257.
- ^ "Asphondylia helianthiglobulus". iNaturalist.ca. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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