Apple leaf midge vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Dasineura mali compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dasineura	Aegilops
Species	Dasineura mali	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.