Alder Spittlebug vs Digitalis

Aphrophora alni compared with Digitalis lanata

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Digitalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Digitalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Digitalis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Digitalis lanata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Digitalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Digitalis
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).

Digitalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States