Dock aphid vs thistle aphid

Brachycaudus rumexicolens compared with Brachycaudus cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dock aphid	thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Hemiptera (Bộ Cánh nửa)	Hemiptera (Bộ Cánh nửa)
Family same	Aphididae	Aphididae
Genus same	Brachycaudus	Brachycaudus
Species	Brachycaudus rumexicolens	Brachycaudus cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Dock aphid and thistle aphid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Brachycaudus.

Conservation Status

Dock aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dock aphid	thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dock aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (United States).

thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States