Alder Spittlebug vs Clammy Ground-Cherry

Aphrophora alni compared with Physalis heterophylla

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Clammy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Clammy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Physalis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Physalis heterophylla

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Clammy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Clammy Ground-Cherry
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).

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (Croatia, Hungary), and North America (Canada, 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.

Clammy Ground-Cherry

The Clammy Ground-Cherry (Physalis heterophylla) is a species in the genus Physalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States