Melonenthrips vs Chrysanthementhrips

Thrips palmi compared with Thrips nigropilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melonenthrips	Chrysanthementhrips
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 palmi	Thrips nigropilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Melonenthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Chrysanthementhrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Chrysanthementhrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States