Alder Spittlebug vs Brown Scalewort

Aphrophora alni compared with Radula aquilegia

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Brown Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Brown Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Radulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Radula
Species	Aphrophora alni	Radula aquilegia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Brown Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Brown Scalewort
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 Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.

Brown Scalewort

The Brown Scalewort (Radula aquilegia) is a species in the genus Radula. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. As a member of the genus Radula, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.