Alder Spittlebug vs black-bindweed

Aphrophora alni compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dioscorea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	black-bindweed
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).

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal 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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden