Alder Spittlebug vs ant-tree

Aphrophora alni compared with Triplaris americana

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while ant-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	ant-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Triplaris
Species	Aphrophora alni	Triplaris americana

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

ant-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	ant-tree
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).

ant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), 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.

ant-tree

The Ant-tree (Triplaris americana) is a species in the genus Triplaris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.