Alder Spittlebug vs Crested goosefoot

Aphrophora alni compared with Dysphania cristata

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Crested goosefoot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Crested goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dysphania
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dysphania cristata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Crested goosefoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Crested goosefoot
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).

Crested goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, 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.