Alder Spittlebug vs Conicy's Rock Cabbage

Aphrophora alni compared with Coincya rupestris

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Conicy's Rock Cabbage is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Conicy's Rock Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Coincya
Species	Aphrophora alni	Coincya rupestris

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Conicy's Rock Cabbage

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Conicy's Rock Cabbage
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).

Conicy's Rock Cabbage

Habitat

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

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.