beach alectryon vs Gall midge

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Contarinia
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Contarinia pyrivora

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.