cotton aphid vs spirea aphid

Aphis gossypii compared with Aphis spiraecola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton aphid	spirea aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Hemiptera (노린재목)	Hemiptera (노린재목)
Family same	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Aphis	Aphis
Species	Aphis gossypii	Aphis spiraecola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton aphid	spirea 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).

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States