species 38 observations

Asphondylia betheli

Field notes

Asphondylia betheli is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. This midge is widespread in the southwestern United States. The larvae of this species induce galls on in the fruit of Opuntia cacti.

This species was first described by American zoologist Theodore Cockerell in 1907.

Supported by All

18 native plants
support it in the US

Host plants Plants it lives on or in Engelmann's Pricklypear, Plains Pricklypear, Beavertail Pricklypear, Brown-spined Pricklypear 18

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided