Alder Spittlebug vs Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Aphrophora alni compared with Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Dalmatia Pyrethrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Tanacetum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
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).

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden