black wattle vs yarrow mealybug

Acacia celsa compared with Atrococcus achilleae

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while yarrow mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	yarrow mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acacia	Atrococcus
Species	Acacia celsa	Atrococcus achilleae

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

yarrow mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	yarrow mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

yarrow mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.