Alder Spittlebug vs Beach-Heath

Aphrophora alni compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Beach-Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cistaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Hudsonia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Beach-Heath
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).

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States