cotton aphid vs cowpea aphid

Aphis gossypii compared with Aphis craccivora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	cowpea aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)
Family same	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Aphis	Aphis
Species	Aphis gossypii	Aphis craccivora

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton aphid and cowpea aphid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aphis.

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

cowpea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	cowpea aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

cowpea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom