Greenhouse Thrips vs Sipyloidea Tuberculata Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Greenhouse Thrips Sipyloidea Tuberculata Stick Insect
Scientific Name Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Sipyloidea tuberculata
Order Thysanoptera Phasmatodea
Family Thripidae Lonchodidae
Size 1.2-1.7 mm 7-10 cm
Habitat Gardens Grasslands
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions South America, Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania China (Guangxi)
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Greenhouse Thrips

A dark-bodied thrips that feeds on a wide range of ornamental and subtropical fruit plants. It produces distinctive dark fecal spots on leaves.

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Did You Know?

Greenhouse thrips deposit drops of liquid excrement on leaf surfaces, which harden into conspicuous varnish-like black spots.

Sipyloidea Tuberculata Stick Insect

A winged stick insect from southern China with small tubercles along its thorax. It was recently described from specimens collected in Guangxi.

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Did You Know?

It was described as a new species during a comprehensive revision of Chinese Necrosciinae stick insects.