Alder Spittlebug vs Allegheny Monkey-Flower

Aphrophora alni compared with Mimulus ringens

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Allegheny Monkey-Flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Allegheny Monkey-Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Mimulus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Mimulus ringens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Allegheny Monkey-Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

The Allegheny Monkey-Flower (Mimulus ringens) is a species in the genus Mimulus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States