Alder Spittlebug vs Asian Bittersweet

Aphrophora alni compared with Celastrus orbiculatus

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Asian Bittersweet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Celastraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Celastrus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Celastrus orbiculatus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Asian Bittersweet
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).

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. 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