Apple leaf midge vs black-calabash

Dasineura mali compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Amphitecna
Species	Dasineura mali	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	black-calabash
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.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.