Alder Spittlebug vs Bee-bee tree

Aphrophora alni compared with Tetradium daniellii

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Bee-bee tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Bee-bee tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Tetradium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Tetradium daniellii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Bee-bee tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Bee-bee tree
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).

Bee-bee tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, 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.

Bee-bee tree

The Bee-bee tree (Tetradium daniellii) is a species in the genus Tetradium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Tetradium daniellii.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States