Alder Spittlebug vs Dilated Scalewort

Aphrophora alni compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Frullania
Species	Aphrophora alni	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Dilated Scalewort
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).

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden