green peach aphid vs privet aphid

Myzus persicae compared with Myzus ligustri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	green peach aphid	privet aphid
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	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Myzus	Myzus
Species	Myzus persicae	Myzus ligustri

Evolutionary Relationship

green peach aphid and privet aphid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myzus.

Conservation Status

green peach aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

privet aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	green peach aphid	privet aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

green peach aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (33 countries), and South America (Chile, Venezuela).

privet aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden