Aphid vs Arizona madrone

Metopolophium festucae compared with Arbutus arizonica

Key Differences

• Aphid is Not Evaluated while Arizona madrone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aphid	Arizona madrone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphididae	Ericaceae
Genus	Metopolophium	Arbutus
Species	Metopolophium festucae	Arbutus arizonica

Conservation Status

Aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aphid	Arizona madrone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Arizona madrone

Habitat

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

Aphid

The Aphid (Metopolophium festucae) is a species in the genus Metopolophium. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.