Alder Spittlebug vs Fern-leaved Corydalis

Aphrophora alni compared with Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Fern-leaved Corydalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Fern-leaved Corydalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Corydalis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Fern-leaved Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Fern-leaved Corydalis
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).

Fern-leaved Corydalis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.