Apple leaf midge vs Bishop's goutweed

Dasineura mali compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Aegopodium
Species	Dasineura mali	Aegopodium podagraria

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Bishop's goutweed
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.

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States