Arthrocnodax fraxinellus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Arthrocnodax
- Species: Arthrocnodax fraxinellus
Visual Description
Arthrocnodax fraxinellus is a small fly characteristic of the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the adult exhibits a delicate, slender body form typical of gall midges.[1] The specimens display long, slender legs and antennae, with wings that appear relatively large in proportion to the body size. The overall coloration is generally muted, often appearing brownish or yellowish, which provides camouflage against plant substrates.[1]
Biology and Classification
Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Meade, 1888) is an accepted species within the family Cecidomyiidae.[2] It was originally described under the basionym Diplosis fraxinella by R. H. Meade in 1888.[2] The species is recognized in scientific literature and databases, with genetic data available for further study.[3] It is also documented in global biotic interaction records.[4]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Arthrocnodax / fraxinellus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Meade, 1888). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1599636. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Arthrocnodax fraxinellus. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid2597395[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Arthrocnodax fraxinellus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Arthrocnodax%20fraxinellus. Accessed 2026-07-14.