black-calabash vs sow thistle aphid

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Amphitecna	Hyperomyzus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	sow thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.