boisduval scale vs cochenille des cactées

Diaspis boisduvalii compared with Diaspis echinocacti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boisduval scale	cochenille des cactées
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Diaspis	Diaspis
Species	Diaspis boisduvalii	Diaspis echinocacti

Evolutionary Relationship

boisduval scale and cochenille des cactées share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diaspis.

Conservation Status

boisduval scale

NE — Not Evaluated

cochenille des cactées

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boisduval scale	cochenille des cactées
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boisduval scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

cochenille des cactées

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

boisduval scale

The boisduval scale (Diaspis boisduvalii) is a species in the genus Diaspis. Native to Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany.

cochenille des cactées

The Cactus scale (Diaspis echinocacti) is a species in the genus Diaspis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States