Abutilon vs Alder Spittlebug

Abutilon indicum compared with Aphrophora alni

Key Differences

• Abutilon is Not Evaluated while Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon	Alder Spittlebug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Malvaceae	Aphrophoridae
Genus	Abutilon	Aphrophora
Species	Abutilon indicum	Aphrophora alni

Conservation Status

Abutilon

NE — Not Evaluated

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon	Alder Spittlebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Abutilon

The Abutilon (Abutilon indicum) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States