Alder Spittlebug vs Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Aphrophora alni compared with Hydrophyllum canadense

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Hydrophyllum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Hydrophyllum canadense

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
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).

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States