Alder Spittlebug vs Black Crystalwort

Aphrophora alni compared with Riccia nigrella

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Black Crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Riccia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Riccia nigrella

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Black Crystalwort
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 Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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 Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.