Asteromyia euthamiae is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] It was described as a new species in 1968 by the entomologist Raymond Gagné.[5] It is widely distributed in northern North America, where it causes galls on Euthamia plants, including Euthamia caroliniana, Euthamia graminifolia, and Euthamia leptocephala. The galls are typically 3–10 mm in length and vary in shape depending on the leaf width. They can be rounded, elliptical, or elongate-elliptical in appearance. The galls are usually black, but may have a distinctive narrow margin in shades of yellow, white, or purple.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Asteromyia |
| Species: | A. euthamiae
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| Asteromyia euthamiae Gagne, 1968
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References
edit- ^ "Asteromyia euthamiae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Asteromyia euthamiae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Asteromyia euthamiae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Asteromyia euthamiae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Gagné, Raymond J. (1968). A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Asteromyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America. Vol. 6. pp. 1–40.
- ^ "Asteromyia euthamiae". Gallformers. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
Further reading
edit- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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