corn leaf aphid vs waterlily aphid

Rhopalosiphum maidis compared with Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn leaf aphid	waterlily aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Hemiptera (نصفيات الأجنحة)	Hemiptera (نصفيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Rhopalosiphum	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Rhopalosiphum maidis	Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Evolutionary Relationship

corn leaf aphid and waterlily aphid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhopalosiphum.

Conservation Status

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

waterlily aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn leaf aphid	waterlily aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

corn leaf aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (26 countries), and North America (United States).

waterlily aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States