Adriatic soapwort vs Alder Spittlebug

Saponaria calabrica compared with Aphrophora alni

Key Differences

Adriatic soapwort is Not Evaluated while Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adriatic soapwort	Alder Spittlebug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Aphrophoridae
Genus	Saponaria	Aphrophora
Species	Saponaria calabrica	Aphrophora alni

Conservation Status

Adriatic soapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adriatic soapwort	Alder Spittlebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adriatic soapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Sweden.

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Adriatic soapwort

The Adriatic soapwort (Saponaria calabrica) is a species in the genus Saponaria. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia and Sweden.

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.