Alder Spittlebug vs Argentinian crabgrass

Aphrophora alni compared with Digitaria aequiglumis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Argentinian crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Argentinian crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Digitaria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Digitaria aequiglumis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Argentinian crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Argentinian crabgrass
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).

Argentinian crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Argentinian crabgrass

The Argentinian crabgrass, Digitaria aequiglumis, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States