Alder Spittlebug vs Butterfly bush

Aphrophora alni compared with Buddleja davidii

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Butterfly bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Butterfly bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Buddleja
Species	Aphrophora alni	Buddleja davidii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Butterfly bush
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).

Butterfly bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 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.

Butterfly bush

The Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a species in the genus Buddleja. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States