Alectryon vs Apple leaf midge

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dasineura mali

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Apple leaf midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Dasineura
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Dasineura mali

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Apple leaf midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Apple leaf midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Apple leaf midge

The Apple leaf midge (Dasineura mali) is a species in the genus Dasineura. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.