Alder Spittlebug vs elm-seed hakea

Aphrophora alni compared with Hakea cycloptera

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while elm-seed hakea is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	elm-seed hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Hakea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Hakea cycloptera

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

elm-seed hakea

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	elm-seed hakea
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).

elm-seed hakea

Habitat

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

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.