Alder Spittlebug vs Arrow-Wood

Aphrophora alni compared with Viburnum dentatum

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Arrow-Wood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Arrow-Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Viburnum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Viburnum dentatum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Arrow-Wood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Arrow-Wood
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).

Arrow-Wood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.

Arrow-Wood

The Arrow-Wood, Viburnum dentatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States