boisduval scale vs cactus scale

Diaspis boisduvalii compared with Diaspis echinocacti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boisduval scale	cactus scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Diaspis	Diaspis
Species	Diaspis boisduvalii	Diaspis echinocacti

Evolutionary Relationship

boisduval scale and cactus scale share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diaspis.

Conservation Status

boisduval scale

NE — Not Evaluated

cactus scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boisduval scale	cactus scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boisduval scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

cactus scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

boisduval scale

The boisduval scale (Diaspis boisduvalii) is a species in the genus Diaspis. Native to Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany.

cactus scale

The Cactus scale (Diaspis echinocacti) is a species in the genus Diaspis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States