Alder Spittlebug vs Dagger Hakea

Aphrophora alni compared with Hakea teretifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Dagger Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Hakea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Hakea teretifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Dagger Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Dagger Hakea
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).

Dagger Hakea

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.