Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs black cherry aphid

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Myzus cerasi

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while black cherry aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	black cherry aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Aphididae
Genus	Aegilops	Myzus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Myzus cerasi

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

black cherry aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	black cherry aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

black cherry aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

black cherry aphid

The Black Cherry Aphid (Myzus cerasi) is a species in the genus Myzus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium