Alder Spittlebug vs American Pumpkin

Aphrophora alni compared with Cucurbita pepo

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	American Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cucurbita
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cucurbita pepo

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	American Pumpkin
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).

American Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

American Pumpkin

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States