Thrips vs Zwiebelthrips

Thrips fuscipennis compared with Thrips tabaci

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Thrips	Zwiebelthrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Thysanoptera (Fransenflügler)	Thysanoptera (Fransenflügler)
Family same	Thripidae	Thripidae
Genus same	Thrips	Thrips
Species	Thrips fuscipennis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Thrips and Zwiebelthrips share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thrips.

Conservation Status

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Zwiebelthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Thrips	Zwiebelthrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Zwiebelthrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States