Alder Spittlebug vs Fivefingers

Aphrophora alni compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Araceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Syngonium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Fivefingers
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).

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States