Alder Spittlebug vs Big-laurel

Aphrophora alni compared with Magnolia grandiflora

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Big-laurel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Big-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Magnolia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Magnolia grandiflora

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Big-laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Big-laurel
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-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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-laurel

The Big-laurel (Magnolia grandiflora) is a species in the genus Magnolia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium