Alder Spittlebug vs Devil's horsewhip

Aphrophora alni compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Devil's horsewhip
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	Achyranthes
Species	Aphrophora alni	Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Devil's horsewhip
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).

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.