Alder Spittlebug vs cabbage-star

Aphrophora alni compared with Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while cabbage-star is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	cabbage-star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cnidoscolus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

cabbage-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	cabbage-star
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).

cabbage-star

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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.

cabbage-star

The Cabbage-star (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.