Cooley spruce gall adelgid vs pale spruce gall adelgid

Adelges cooleyi compared with Adelges laricis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cooley spruce gall adelgid	pale spruce gall adelgid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Adelgidae	Adelgidae
Genus same	Adelges	Adelges
Species	Adelges cooleyi	Adelges laricis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cooley spruce gall adelgid and pale spruce gall adelgid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adelges.

Conservation Status

Cooley spruce gall adelgid

NE — Not Evaluated

pale spruce gall adelgid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cooley spruce gall adelgid	pale spruce gall adelgid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cooley spruce gall adelgid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries).

pale spruce gall adelgid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom