Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Gall midge

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Dasineura alopecuri

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Aegilops	Dasineura
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Dasineura alopecuri

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.