Alder Spittlebug vs Australian saltbush

Aphrophora alni compared with Atriplex semibaccata

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Australian saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Australian saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Atriplex
Species	Aphrophora alni	Atriplex semibaccata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Australian saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Australian saltbush
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).

Australian saltbush

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Iraq, Israel), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, 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.

Australian saltbush

The Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata) is a species in the genus Atriplex. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.