Alder Spittlebug vs Brown Nonea

Aphrophora alni compared with Nonea pulla

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Brown Nonea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Brown Nonea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Nonea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Nonea pulla

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Brown Nonea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Brown Nonea
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).

Brown Nonea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and Europe (10 countries).

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.

Brown Nonea

The Brown Nonea (Nonea pulla) is a species in the genus Nonea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and Europe (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden