Alder Spittlebug vs bastard toadflax

Aphrophora alni compared with Thesium humifusum

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while bastard toadflax is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	bastard toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Thesiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Thesium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Thesium humifusum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	bastard toadflax
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).

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium