Asphondylia auripila

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Asphondylia auripila
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Galls caused by Asphondylia auripila growing on Larrea tridentata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Tribe: Asphondyliini
Genus: Asphondylia
Species:
A. auripila
Binomial name
Asphondylia auripila
Felt, 1907

Asphondylia auripila is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It forms galls on Larrea tridentata stems. [5]

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References

  1. "Asphondylia auripila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Asphondylia auripila species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Asphondylia auripila". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Asphondylia auripila Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. Wiesenborn, William D. (2015). "Phenology of Leptothrips larreae Hood, 1938 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) inAsphondylia auripilaFelt, 1908 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) creosote stem galls". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. Pacific Coast Entomological Society. 91 (2): 203–206. doi:10.3956/2015-91.2.203. ISSN   0031-0603.

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