Apple leaf midge vs Chalk Maple

Dasineura mali compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Acer
Species	Dasineura mali	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.