Apple leaf midge vs black gidgee

Dasineura mali compared with Acacia pruinocarpa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	black gidgee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Acacia
Species	Dasineura mali	Acacia pruinocarpa

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	black gidgee
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 gidgee

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.

black gidgee

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