Active gray pine needle aphid vs Castor

Eulachnus rileyi compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Active gray pine needle aphid	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aphididae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Eulachnus	Ricinus
Species	Eulachnus rileyi	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Active gray pine needle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Active gray pine needle aphid	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Active gray pine needle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Malawi), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Active gray pine needle aphid

The Active gray pine needle aphid (Eulachnus rileyi) is a species in the genus Eulachnus. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, and Malawi.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States