Apple leaf midge vs black currant-tree

Dasineura mali compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Antidesma
Species	Dasineura mali	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	black currant-tree
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 currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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 currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.