Mosquito vs Midge Gall Fly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Mosquito Midge Gall Fly
Scientific Name Aedes aegypti Asphondylia sarothamni
Order Diptera Diptera
Family Culicidae Cecidomyiidae
Size 4-7 mm 2-4 mm
Habitat Woodlands Heathland
Diet Blood Feeders Fungus Feeders
Regions Worldwide (tropical) Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Mosquito

A vector for dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya. Only females bite, needing blood protein for egg development. Can detect human breath CO2 from 50 meters away.

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Did You Know?

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth — they kill over 700,000 people annually through disease transmission, more than all other animals combined.

Midge Gall Fly

A gall midge that induces pod-like galls on broom shrubs. Its larvae develop inside swollen seed pods alongside symbiotic fungi.

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Did You Know?

It farms a symbiotic fungus inside the gall that provides food for its developing larva.