Pelargonienlaus vs pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon malvae compared with Acyrthosiphon pisum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pelargonienlaus	pea aphid
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	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Acyrthosiphon	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Acyrthosiphon malvae	Acyrthosiphon pisum

Evolutionary Relationship

Pelargonienlaus and pea aphid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acyrthosiphon.

Conservation Status

Pelargonienlaus

NE — Not Evaluated

pea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pelargonienlaus	pea aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pelargonienlaus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

pea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden