eastern spruce gall adelgid vs pale spruce gall adelgid

Adelges abietis compared with Adelges laricis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eastern spruce gall adelgid	pale spruce gall adelgid
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Hemiptera (半翅目)	Hemiptera (半翅目)
Family same	Adelgidae	Adelgidae
Genus same	Adelges	Adelges
Species	Adelges abietis	Adelges laricis

Evolutionary Relationship

eastern spruce gall adelgid and pale spruce gall adelgid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adelges.

Conservation Status

eastern spruce gall adelgid

NE — Not Evaluated

pale spruce gall adelgid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eastern spruce gall adelgid	pale spruce gall adelgid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

eastern spruce gall adelgid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

pale spruce gall adelgid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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