Alder Spittlebug vs alpine scullcap

Aphrophora alni compared with Scutellaria alpina

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while alpine scullcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	alpine scullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Scutellaria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Scutellaria alpina

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

alpine scullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	alpine scullcap
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 scullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

alpine scullcap

The Alpine scullcap (Scutellaria alpina) is a species in the genus Scutellaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden