Alder Spittlebug vs Celery Late Blight

Aphrophora alni compared with Septoria apiicola

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Celery Late Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Celery Late Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Septoria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Septoria apiicola

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Celery Late Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Celery Late Blight
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).

Celery Late Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Celery Late Blight

The Celery Late Blight (Septoria apiicola) is a species in the genus Septoria. Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden