Apple leaf midge vs Blackboard Tree

Dasineura mali compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Alstonia
Species	Dasineura mali	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Blackboard 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.

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States