Insects › Gall and Forest Midges
nun midge
Asphondylia monacha
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Goldenrod Bunch Gall MidgeRhopalomyia solidaginis
Giant Goldenrod Bunch Gall MidgeRhopalomyia capitata
Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall FlyProcecidochares atra
Asphondylia solidaginis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 318 |
|---|---|
| New York | 95 |
| New Hampshire | 46 |
| Vermont | 45 |
| Massachusetts | 26 |
| Canada | 25 |
| Ontario | 25 |
| Maryland | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 |
| Virginia | 15 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Gall and Forest Midges · Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus | Asphondylia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise nun midge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.