Alder Spittlebug vs Alpine Blueberry

Aphrophora alni compared with Vaccinium boreale

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Alpine Blueberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Alpine Blueberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Vaccinium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Vaccinium boreale

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Blueberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Alpine Blueberry
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).

Alpine Blueberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Alpine Blueberry

The Alpine Blueberry (Vaccinium boreale) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States