Apple leaf midge vs Artvinian Alyssum

Dasineura mali compared with Alyssum artvinense

Key Differences

Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Artvinian Alyssum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Artvinian Alyssum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Alyssum
Species	Dasineura mali	Alyssum artvinense

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Artvinian Alyssum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Artvinian Alyssum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple leaf midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Artvinian Alyssum

Habitat

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.

Artvinian alyssum (Alyssum artvinense) is a species in the genus Alyssum. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.