Alder Spittlebug vs Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Aphrophora alni compared with Opuntia chlorotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Opuntia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Opuntia chlorotica

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
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).

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

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.