Alder Spittlebug vs Ceylon-olive

Aphrophora alni compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Elaeocarpus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Ceylon-olive
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).

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.