Alder Spittlebug vs Early Buttercup

Aphrophora alni compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Ranunculus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Early Buttercup
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 Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.