Asteromyia gutierreziae

Asteromyia gutierreziae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.^[1][2][3][4]

Asteromyia gutierreziae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Asteromyia
Species:	A. gutierreziae
Binomial name
Asteromyia gutierreziae Felt, 1916

They are black, about 3-5mm long and found on upper leaves, lower leaves and the stem.^[5]

They can cause galls, on such plants as Medranoa palmeri (Texas Desert Goldenrod),^[6] Baccharis angustifolia, Baccharis sarothroides, Gutierrezia californica, Gutierrezia microcephala, Gutierrezia sarothrae and Gymnosperma glutinosum.

References

1. "Asteromyia gutierreziae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
2. "Asteromyia gutierreziae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Asteromyia gutierreziae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Asteromyia gutierreziae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
5. "Asteromyia gutierreziae". www.gallformers.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
6. "Medranoa palmeri". www.gallformers.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

Further reading

• Raymond J. Gagné: (1968) A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Asteromyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

• 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.