Alder Spittlebug vs Beaked Corydalis

Aphrophora alni compared with Corydalis capnoides

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Beaked Corydalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Beaked Corydalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Corydalis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Corydalis capnoides

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Beaked Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Beaked Corydalis
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).

Beaked Corydalis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, and Sweden.

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.

Beaked Corydalis

The Beaked Corydalis (Corydalis capnoides) is a species in the genus Corydalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden