Alder Spittlebug vs Early Blight

Aphrophora alni compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Alternaria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Early Blight
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).

Early Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States