Altai Onion vs Apple leaf midge

Allium altaicum compared with Dasineura mali

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Apple leaf midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Allium	Dasineura
Species	Allium altaicum	Dasineura mali

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Apple leaf midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Apple leaf midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.