Alder Spittlebug vs Elephant Apple

Aphrophora alni compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dillenia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Elephant Apple
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).

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.