Alder Spittlebug vs Confusing Trillium

Aphrophora alni compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Trillium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Confusing Trillium
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).

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

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

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.