apple mealybug vs black-calabash

Phenacoccus aceris compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• apple mealybug is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	apple mealybug	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pseudococcidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Phenacoccus	Amphitecna
Species	Phenacoccus aceris	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

apple mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	apple mealybug	black-calabash
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).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

apple mealybug

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

black-calabash

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