alpine silverwort vs spruce mealybug

Anthelia julacea compared with Phenacoccus piceae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while spruce mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	spruce mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Anthelia	Phenacoccus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Phenacoccus piceae

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

spruce mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	spruce mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

spruce mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden