alpine silverwort vs Midge

Anthelia julacea compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Anthelia	Dasineura
Species	Anthelia julacea	Dasineura affinis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden