Alder Spittlebug vs Big Chickweed

Aphrophora alni compared with Cerastium holosteoides

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Big Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Big Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cerastium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cerastium holosteoides

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Big Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Big Chickweed
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).

Big Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Norway, Russia, 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.

Big Chickweed

The Big Chickweed (Cerastium holosteoides) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States