piojo de los cítricos vs cotonet de la vid

Planococcus citri compared with Planococcus ficus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	piojo de los cítricos	cotonet de la vid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Pseudococcidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus same	Planococcus	Planococcus
Species	Planococcus citri	Planococcus ficus

Evolutionary Relationship

piojo de los cítricos and cotonet de la vid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Planococcus.

Conservation Status

piojo de los cítricos

NE — Not Evaluated

cotonet de la vid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	piojo de los cítricos	cotonet de la vid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

piojo de los cítricos

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

cotonet de la vid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

piojo de los cítricos

The Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) is a species in the genus Planococcus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States