Zwiebelthrips vs Melonenthrips

Thrips tabaci compared with Thrips palmi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zwiebelthrips	Melonenthrips
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 tabaci	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Zwiebelthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Melonenthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Melonenthrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States