Thrips vs Western flower thrips

Frankliniella schultzei compared with Frankliniella occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Thrips	Western flower thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family same	Thripidae	Thripidae
Genus same	Frankliniella	Frankliniella
Species	Frankliniella schultzei	Frankliniella occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Thrips and Western flower thrips share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Frankliniella.

Conservation Status

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Western flower thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Thrips	Western flower thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Western flower thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States