Alder Spittlebug vs duckflower

Aphrophora alni compared with Aristolochia gigantea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	duckflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Aristolochia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Aristolochia gigantea

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

duckflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	duckflower
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).

duckflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Seychelles.

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.