Alectryon vs yarrow mealybug

Alectryon tropicus compared with Atrococcus achilleae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while yarrow mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	yarrow mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alectryon	Atrococcus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Atrococcus achilleae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

yarrow mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	yarrow mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

yarrow mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.