alpine lady's-mantle vs rose-grass aphid

Alchemilla alpina compared with Metopolophium dirhodum

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while rose-grass aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	rose-grass aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Aphididae
Genus	Alchemilla	Metopolophium
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Metopolophium dirhodum

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

rose-grass aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	rose-grass aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

rose-grass aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden