apple mealybug vs Bed-jacket

Phenacoccus aceris compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• apple mealybug is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	apple mealybug	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pseudococcidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Phenacoccus	Alectryon
Species	Phenacoccus aceris	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

apple mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	apple mealybug	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

apple mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

apple mealybug

The Apple mealybug (Phenacoccus aceris) is a species in the genus Phenacoccus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.