Alder Spittlebug vs Chilean chess

Aphrophora alni compared with Bromus berteroanus

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Chilean chess is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Chilean chess
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Bromus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Bromus berteroanus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Chilean chess

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Chilean chess
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).

Chilean chess

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Mexico, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Chilean chess

The Chilean chess (Bromus berteroanus) is a species in the genus Bromus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States