Absinth Sagewort vs Alder Spittlebug

Artemisia absinthium compared with Aphrophora alni

Key Differences

• Absinth Sagewort is Not Evaluated while Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Absinth Sagewort	Alder Spittlebug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Aphrophoridae
Genus	Artemisia	Aphrophora
Species	Artemisia absinthium	Aphrophora alni

Conservation Status

Absinth Sagewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Absinth Sagewort	Alder Spittlebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Absinth Sagewort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Absinth Sagewort

The Absinth Sagewort (Artemisia absinthium) is a species in the genus Artemisia. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Argentina, Australia, Belarus, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alder Spittlebug

The Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) is a species in the genus Aphrophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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