Alder Spittlebug vs Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aphrophora alni compared with Aesculus parviflora

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Bottlebrush Buckeye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Bottlebrush Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Aesculus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Aesculus parviflora

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Bottlebrush Buckeye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Bottlebrush Buckeye
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).

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, 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.

Bottlebrush Buckeye

The Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is a species in the genus Aesculus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States